But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

Alleluia. Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Now the goal of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,

But if a certain widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety to their own household and to make repayment to their parents; for this is acceptable before God.

For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.

Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yea, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.

Were not they formed too, as I also was formed in the womb? Yea, we were formed in the same womb.

And if I also ate my morsel alone, and did not impart [of it] to the orphan;

And if I too overlooked the naked as he was perishing, and did not clothe him;

[who is] the Father of the orphans, and Judge of the widows; [such is] God in His holy place.

Wash, and be clean; remove your iniquities from your souls before My eyes; cease from your iniquities;

learn to do well; diligently seek judgment, deliver him that is suffering wrong, plead for the orphan, and obtain justice for the widow.

I have not chosen such a fast, says the Lord; but do you loose every burden of iniquity, do you untie the knots of hard bargains, set the bruised free, and cancel every unjust account?

Break your bread to the hungry, and lead the unsheltered poor to your house; if you see one naked, clothe [him], and you shall not disregard the relations of your own seed.

Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'

When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?

"And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.'

for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;

"Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and we did not minister to You?'

"And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

And while we do good, let us not lose heart, for in due season we shall reap if we do not become weary.

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work what is good toward all, but especially toward those who are of the household of faith.

But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother having need, and shuts off his compassion towards him, how does the love of God abide in him?

And in this we know that we are from the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world is constituted an enemy of God.

I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

I do not ask that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil [one].

And do not fashion yourselves after this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and well pleasing and perfect will of God.

who gave Himself for our sins, so that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at [the] right [hand] of God.

For you died, and your life has been hidden with Christ in God.

Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

And the world is passing away, and its lust; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

because everything having been born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that has overcome the world--your faith.

Who is he that overcomes the world, if not he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

We know that everyone begotten of God does not sin; but he that was begotten of God keeps himself, and the evil [one] does not touch him.