"A new command I give you: Love one another.
As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
John 13:34-35
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16
“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and hills burst into song before you,
and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.”
Isaiah 55:12
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"Rescue the weak and the homeless,
save them from the hands of the heartless.”
Psalm 82:4
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"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,
but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
2 Timothy 1:7
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves,
it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9
"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.
It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.”
Hebrews 6:19-20
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love.”
1 Corinthians 13:13
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
Matthew 22:37
"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
Micah 6:8
"He is the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them—he remains faithful forever.”
Psalm 146:6
"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:1
"he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.”
Psalm 23:3
"We love because he first loved us.”
1 John 4:19