³⁶ Be merciful,^(A) just as your Father^(B) is merciful.

Love in Action

⁹ Love must be sincere.^(A) Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.^(B)

God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit

⁶ We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature,^(A) but not the wisdom of this age^(B) or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.^(C)

¹¹ No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace^(A) for those who have been trained by it.

⁴ have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges^(A) with evil thoughts?