With regard to food sacrificed to idols, we know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

If I give away everything I own, and if I give over my body in order to boast, but do not have love, I receive no benefit.

For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all have died.

Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

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For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.

you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,

My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ,

And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we do for you,

and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved.

Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the endurance of Christ.

Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.

But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

because I hear of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.