REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS
The Lord is near.
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to Whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
But just as He Who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do: for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.
Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers and sisters, love one another deeply from the heart.
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.
May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.