We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us, and his love is perfected in us.

By this we know that we reside in God and he in us: in that he has given us of his Spirit.

By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and obey his commandments.

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.

and has appointed us as a kingdom, as priests serving his God and Father – to him be the glory and the power for ever and ever! Amen.

And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming in a loud voice: “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”

Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven

Then the serpent spouted water like a river out of his mouth after the woman in an attempt to sweep her away by a flood,

So the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.

Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people with fire.

Finally the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done!”

After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance.

Let us rejoice and exult and give him glory, because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.

Then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.

And there will no longer be any curse, and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him,

But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says ‘Fool’ will be sent to fiery hell.