Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. ...

And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brothers, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge... ...

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. ...

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power of love and of self-discipline. ...

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

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ...

We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us - and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. ...

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

Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. ...

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my help ...