You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.

And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,

Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.

So they are astonished when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you.

Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you.

But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.

So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.

May grace and peace be lavished on you as you grow in the rich knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord!

Therefore, I intend to remind you constantly of these things even though you know them and are well established in the truth that you now have.

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

(for while he lived among them day after day, that righteous man was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)

Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness,

But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.

If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

And you know that Jesus was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

And by this we will know that we are of the truth and will convince our conscience in his presence,

We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

because of the truth that resides in us and will be with us forever.

For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are living according to the truth.