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Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an examplefor the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
    and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Above all else, guard your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace

Walk with the wise and become wise,
    for a companion of fools suffers harm.

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.