A spring does not pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening, does it?

And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you, and so does Mark, my son.

to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness;

When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain.

If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his word is not in us.

Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.

The one who says he is in the light but still hates his fellow Christian is still in the darkness.

Everyone who resides in him does not sin; everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.

Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.

that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things.

and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.

I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.

Dear friend, you demonstrate faithfulness by whatever you do for the brothers (even though they are strangers).

Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we become coworkers in cooperation with the truth.

For they said to you, “In the end time there will come scoffers, propelled by their own ungodly desires.”

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,

I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one can take away your crown.

And the four living creatures were saying “Amen,” and the elders threw themselves to the ground and worshiped.

Then when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!”