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³For if anyone considers himself to be something, though he may be nothing, he deceives himself. ⁴So let each one prove his own work. And in this way, he shall have glory in himself only, and not in another.

³¹Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever else you may do, do everything for the glory of God.

¹⁶So then, let your light shine in the sight of men, so that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father, who is in heaven.

¹⁰And about this, I give my counsel. For this is useful to those of you who, only a year earlier, had just begun to act, or even to be willing to act. ¹¹So, truly now, accomplish this in deed, so that, in the same manner as your willing mind is prompted, you may also act, out of that which you have.

⁴⁵And blessed are you who believed, for the things that were spoken to you by the Lord shall be accomplished.”

²¹But test all things. Hold on to whatever is good.

³I will cry out to God Most High, to God who has been kind to me.

¹⁶So then, I say: Walk in the spirit, and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.

¹⁷So if anyone is a new creature in Christ, what is old has passed away. Behold, all things have been made new.

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my paths.

¹³For it is God who works in you, both so as to choose, and so as to act, in accord with his good will.

⁶I am confident of this very thing: that he who has begun this good work in you will perfect it, unto the day of Christ Jesus.

¹And so, I beg you, brothers, by the mercy of God, that you offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, with the subservience of your mind.

²⁰Now to him who is able to do all things, more abundantly than we could ever ask or understand, by means of the virtue which is at work in us:

²⁹But I am referring to the conscience of the other person, not to yours. For why should my liberty be judged by the conscience of another? ³⁰If I partake with thanksgiving, why should I be slandered over that for which I give thanks? ³¹Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever else you may do, do everything for the glory of God. ³²Be without offense toward the Jews, and toward the Gentiles, and toward the Church of God, ³³just as I also, in all things, please everyone, not seeking what is best for myself, but what is best for many others, so that they may be saved.

¹For I want you to know the kind of solicitude that I have for you, and for those who are at Laodicea, as well as for those who have not seen my face in the flesh. ²May their hearts be consoled and instructed in charity, with all the riches of a plenitude of understanding, with knowledge of the mystery of God the Father and of Christ Jesus. ³For in him are hidden all treasures of wisdom and knowledge. ⁴Now I say this, so that no one may deceive you with grandiose words. ⁵For though I may be absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit. And I rejoice as I gaze upon your order and its foundation, which is in Christ, your faith. ⁶Therefore, just as you have received the Lord Jesus Christ, walk in him.

²⁶What is next, brothers? When you gather together, each one of you may have a psalm, or a doctrine, or a revelation, or a language, or an interpretation, but let everything be done for edification. ²⁷If anyone is speaking in tongues, let there be only two, or at most three, and then in turn, and let someone interpret. ²⁸But if there is no one to interpret, he should remain silent in the church, then he may speak when he is alone with God. ²⁹And let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern. ³⁰But then, if something is revealed to another who is sitting, let the first one become silent. ³¹For you are all able to prophesy one at a time, so that all may learn and all may be encouraged.

²²A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.

¹Alleluia. Sing to the Lord a new song. His praise is in the Church of the saints. ²Let Israel rejoice in him who made them, and let the sons of Zion exult in their king. ³Let them praise his name in chorus. Let them sing psalms to him with the timbrel and the psaltery. ⁴For the Lord is well pleased with his people, and he will exalt the meek unto salvation. ⁵The saints will exult in glory. They will rejoice upon their couches. ⁶The exultations of God will be in their throat, and two-edged swords will be in their hands:

¹⁶For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life. ¹⁷For God did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through him.