1 Peter 4:8

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”

Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

“Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.

See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.

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

giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

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

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

“I command these things to you, that you may love one another.

I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that you sent me and loved them, even as you loved me.

if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them.

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

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.

You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

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

We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.

having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;

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

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

May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.

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

Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient,

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;

This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.

not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

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

Let all that you do be done in love.

We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another abounds,

This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

“I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.

Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn’t see their father’s nakedness.

Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are relatives.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.”

Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith,

Let brotherly love continue.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.