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

But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.

Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by means of his works faith was made perfect?

And now, little children, abide in Him, in order that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed due to Him at His coming.

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

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.

For judgment is without mercy to the one who does not show mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Assuredly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!

Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

But I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you."

But I say to you, that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

then the Lord knows [how] to deliver the godly out of temptation and [how] to keep the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment,

but the present heavens and earth, having been stored up by His word, are being reserved for fire until the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

It is enough for a disciple that he become like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call his household members!

Remember the word which I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

Because whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.

looking unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured [the] cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you be weary and discouraged in your souls.

having a good conscience, so that in what they speak against you as evildoers, those reviling your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.

For Christ also suffered once to atone for sins, [the] just for [the] unjust, that He might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit,

Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, you also arm yourselves [with] the same mind, because he who suffered in [the] flesh has ceased from sin,

For we have spent enough of our past lifetime to accomplish the will of the Gentiles--having walked in wantonness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.