But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. . . .

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.

The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.

I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.

As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different ministries, but the same Lord. . . .

Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.

But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.

Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.

God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.

But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.

Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.