and have put on the new man who is renewed in full true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him,

and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

Behold My Servant, whom I uphold; My Elect, in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He shall bring forth justice to the nations.

For Jacob My servant's sake, and Israel My elect, I have even proclaimed your name; I have entitled you, though you have not known Me.

And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah one who inherits My mountains; and My elect shall inherit it, and My servants shall dwell there.

They shall not build, and another live in them; they shall not plant, and another eat. For as the days of a tree are the days of My people, and My elect shall grow old enjoying the work of their hands.

And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be kept safe alive; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened.

For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be kept safe alive; but because of the elect, whom He chose, He has shortened the days.

For false christs and false prophets will arise and show signs and wonders to cause, if possible, even the elect to go astray.

And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.

And shall God not avenge His elect who cry out day and night to Him, as He is patient with them?

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

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.

(for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls),

Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and full true knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make sure of your calling and election, for if you do these things you will not ever stumble;

The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen.

These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, elect, and faithful.

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

just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before Him in love,

remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,

For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know of what sort we were among you for your sake.

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

to which He called you through our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jehovah has appeared to me from afar, saying, Yea, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.

When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; so I spread the edge of My garment over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord Jehovah.

to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

but God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved),

who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

We love Him because He first loved us.

Look down from Heaven, and look down from the place of Your holiness and of Your glory. Where is Your zeal and Your strength, the multitude of Your tender affections and of Your mercies toward me? Are they restrained?

Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a delightful child? For as often as I spoke against him, I call to mind and remember him still. Therefore My heart is stirred for him; I will have mercy and compassion upon him, says Jehovah.

through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;

For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affections of Jesus Christ.

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,

But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cleave to what is good.

Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, leading the way before one another in honor;

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

meekness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.

fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Let each of you not look out for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.

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

Moreover the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Finally, all of you be of one mind, sympathetic; loving the brothers, be tenderhearted, be kind;

For He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, supply with your faith virtue, with virtue knowledge,

with godliness brotherly affection, and with brotherly affection love.

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

By this we know the love of God, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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

For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.