Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up.

It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.

“Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied, “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

“I do not accept praise from people,

where their worm never dies and the fire is never quenched.

blessed is the one against whom the Lord will never count sin.”

For sin will have no mastery over you, because you are not under law but under grace.

thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.

For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

Think about the circumstances of your call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’

Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?”

and if I ask you, you will not answer.

concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;

For there is no partiality with God.

I say this as a concession, not as a command.

if indeed, after we have put on our heavenly house, we will not be found naked.

for we live by faith, not by sight.

For though we live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards,

Let your word be ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no.’ More than this is from the evil one.