Amor verdadeiro
O amor verdadeiro vem de Deus. Não é emoção passageira — é decisão, sacrifício e compromisso eterno. O perfeito amor lança fora o medo e nunca deixará de existir.
For God loved so the world [or Forsooth God so loved the world], that he gave his one begotten Son, that each man that believeth in him perish not, but have everlasting life.
I give to you a new commandment, that ye love together, as I have loved you, and that ye love together.
In this thing all men shall know, that ye be my disciples, if ye have love together.
But God commendeth his charity in us; for if when we were yet sinners, after the time Christ was dead for us,
But I am certain, that neither death, neither life, neither angels, neither principalities, neither virtues, neither present things, neither things to coming [or to come], neither strength,
neither height, neither deepness, neither any other creature, may part us from the charity of God, that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The love of thy neighbour worketh not evil; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Charity is patient, it is benign; charity envieth not, it doeth not wickedly, it is not blown [with pride],
it is not covetous, [or ambitious, or covetous of worships], it seeketh not those things that be his own [or her own], it is not stirred to wrath, it thinketh not evil,
it joyeth not on [or in] wicked-ness, but it joyeth together to [or with] truth;
it suffereth all things, it believeth all things, it hopeth all things, it sustaineth all things.
Charity falleth never down, whether prophecies shall be voided, either languages shall cease, either science shall be destroyed.
He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is charity.
Dread is not in charity, but perfect charity putteth out dread; for dread hath pain. But he that dreadeth, is not perfect in charity.
For this is the charity of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments be not heavy [or grievous].
But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, long abiding, benignity, [or good will], goodness, mildness, faith,