You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

Sanctify them by Your truth; Your word is truth.

And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by [the] truth.

and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to whom you obey, whether of sin [resulting] in death, or of obedience [resulting] in righteousness?

But thanks be to God, that though you used to be slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from [your] heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.

But we are obligated to give thanks to God always for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [you] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [you] double-minded.

Wives, likewise, subject yourselves to your own husbands, so that even if some are disobedient to the word, [that] by the conduct of their wives, without a word, they shall be gained [for Christ],

For the time [has come] for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if [it begins] with us first, what will be the end of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?

And the word of God was growing, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was being multiplied exceedingly, and a great many of the priests were obeying the faith.

through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for His name,

But to those who are contentious, and who disobey the truth, but obey unrighteousness--indignation and wrath,

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was portrayed publicly among you as crucified?

You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?

And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go forth to the place which he was about to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.

For if you live according to the flesh you shall die; but if by [the] Spirit you put to death the practices of the body, you will live.

For we by the Spirit eagerly await [for] the hope of righteousness by faith.

That good thing which was committed to you, guard by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

by how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, will cleanse your conscience from dead works in order that we might serve the living God?

Honor all [people]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Finally, all [of you] be like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brothers, compassionate, friendly,

And above all things have fervent love for one another, because "love will cover a multitude of sins."

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

These things I command you, that you may love one another.

[Let] love [be] without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

Be warmly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another;

in purity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Therefore he who rejects [this] does not reject man, but God, who has given His Holy Spirit to you.

Now concerning brotherly love you have no need [for me] to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

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

For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Let brotherly love remain.

If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the necessary things of the body, what [is] the benefit?

and with godliness brotherly love, and with brotherly love, love.

Because this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,

We know that we have passed over from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

By this we have come to know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives in behalf of our brothers.

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; and everyone that loves has been born of God and knows God.

No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.

If anyone claims, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how is it possible [for him] to love God whom he has not seen?

And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God should love his brother also.

Everyone that believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone that loves Him that begot also loves him that is begotten of Him.

By this we know that we love the children of God, whenever we love God and keep His commandments.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all perception,

And may the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all [men], as indeed we also do toward you,

We are obligated to give thanks to God always for you, brothers, [and] rightfully so, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all increases towards one another,

Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

Just as I urged you to remain in Ephesus as I traveled into Macedonia, that you should command certain [people] not to teach differently,

Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but [rather] become a pattern for the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.