Be like Christ

2 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any ^(A)fellowship of the Spirit, if any ^[a](B)affection and compassion, ^2 (C)make my joy complete ^[b]by ^(D)being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

⁵ because I ^(A)hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the ^[a]saints; ⁶ and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective ^[b]through the ^(B)knowledge of every good thing which is in you ^[c]for the sake of Christ. ⁷ For I have had great ^(C)joy and comfort in your love, because the ^[d]hearts of the ^[e]saints have been ^(D)refreshed through you, brother.

³ what we have ^(A)seen and ^(B)heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our ^(C)fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.

²⁴ For ^(A)in hope we have been saved, but ^(B)hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? ²⁵ But ^(C)if we hope for what we do not see, through perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

¹³ Now may the God of hope fill you with all ^(A)joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope ^(B)by the power of the Holy Spirit.

^12 (A)Therefore, having such a hope, ^(B)we use great boldness in our speech,

⁵ because of the ^(A)hope ^(B)reserved for you in ^[a]heaven, of which you previously ^(C)heard in the word of truth, ^[b]the gospel

² in ^(A)the hope of eternal life, which God, ^(B)who cannot lie, ^(C)promised ^[a](D)long ages ago,

^3 (A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who ^(B)according to His great mercy ^(C)has caused us to be born again to ^(D)a living hope through the ^(E)resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,