Remember the prisoners as if bound with them; and those who are mistreated, as also being in the body, yourselves.

i1 [To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] i0 par Blessed is he who gives attention to the poor; Jehovah will deliver him in the time of evil.

The righteous considers the plea of the poor, but the wicked has no discernment to know it.

Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

We then who are strong ought to bear with the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to building up.

But when you sin in this way against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat flesh, so that I not make my brother stumble.

to the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might in any way save some.

just as I also strive to please everyone in everything, not seeking my own profit, but of the many, in order that they may be saved.

Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering yourself that you not also be tempted.

Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Therefore encourage each other and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should imitate us.

But what does the Divine response say to him? I have reserved to Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.

I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the diligence of others.

for I know your willingness, about which I exult of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority.

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.

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end,

Let brotherly love continue.

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

For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

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

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in full true knowledge and all discernment,

being filled with the fruits of righteousness through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

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,

And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you,

so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,

that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those believing in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

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