sincerity

¹⁷For we are not like many others, adulterating the Word of God. But instead, we speak with sincerity: from God, before God, and in Christ.

⁸And so, let us feast, not with the old leaven, not with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

⁷In all things, present yourself as an example of good works: in doctrine, with integrity, with seriousness,

¹²For our glory is this: the testimony of our conscience, which is found in simplicity of heart and in sincerity toward God. And it is not with worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God, that we have conversed with this world, and more abundantly toward you.

¹⁰so that you may be confirmed in what is better, in order that you may be sincere and without offense on the day of Christ:

¹⁴Now therefore, fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and very sincere heart. And take away the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

²²So chastise your souls with the obedience of charity, in fraternal love, and love one another from a simple heart, attentively.

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.

²⁴May grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ, unto incorruption. Amen.

¹The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur, and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;

⁹The heart is depraved above all things, and it is unsearchable, who can know it?