1 John 4:8

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

For most certainly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and doesn’t doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening; he shall have whatever he says.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail.

Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

He prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Please, Yahweh, wasn’t this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.

God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

For Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.

The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

Pilate therefore said to him, “Are you a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”

make my joy full by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.

We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

“ ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, ‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says Yahweh; ‘I will not look in anger on you; for I am merciful,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will not keep anger forever.

“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.

If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

The appearance of Yahweh’s glory was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.

and refused to obey. They weren’t mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them.

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

For with you is the spring of life. In your light we will see light.

But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

“He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive; for it doesn’t see him and doesn’t know him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.

But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.

Righteous Father, the world hasn’t known you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me.

The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray for this: your becoming perfect.

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;

They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.

In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.

If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

There will be no night, and they need no lamp light or sun light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.

Know therefore today that Yahweh your God is he who goes over before you as a devouring fire. He will destroy them and he will bring them down before you. So you shall drive them out and make them perish quickly, as Yahweh has spoken to you.

For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered. Yahweh is gracious and merciful.

Israel, hope in Yahweh, for there is loving kindness with Yahweh. Abundant redemption is with him.

Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.

Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

Jesus asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one: God.

They said therefore to him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”

You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, ‘I don’t know him,’ I would be like you, a liar. But I know him and keep his word.

If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.

See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.

But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,

for our God is a consuming fire.

One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness even until now.

Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.

Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one—God.

They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.

We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn’t listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.