If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call on you.

Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.”

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.