From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, g
I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me
that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding,
to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as t
The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it
Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love
And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, an
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve on
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese?
And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love fo
and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in ou
We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself throu
Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.