And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and {in} all judgment; {judgment: or, sense}

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. {is born: Gr. has been born}

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

See that none render evil for evil unto any {man}; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all {men}.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. {message: or, commandment}

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only {use} not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

But grow in grace, and {in} the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him {be} glory both now and for ever. Amen.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become {as} sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort {you} by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, {so} ye would abound more and more. {beseech: or, request} {exhort: or, beseech}

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

Their idols {are} silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for {your} food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and {in} all judgment; {judgment: or, sense}

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. {shall: or, will}

Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for {your} food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, {see that ye} love one another with a pure heart fervently:

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, {and} giving of thanks, be made for all men; {exhort: or, desire}

Let all your things be done with charity.

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort {you} by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, {so} ye would abound more and more. {beseech: or, request} {exhort: or, beseech}

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make {you that ye shall} neither {be} barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. {barren: Gr. idle}

And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.