A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds

Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.

Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds

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

Have you experienced so much in vain – if it really was in vain?

Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise.

Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.

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

Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.

If I speak in human or angelic tongues but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

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

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.

So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!