1Thank the Lord, because he …

2Thank the Lord, the God of gods! For his trustworthy love lasts forever.

3Thank the Lord of lords! …

13Canaan was the father of …

14Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

3If I were to donate …

4Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous. Love is not boastful. Love is not proud.

5Love does not act improperly, or insist on having its own way. Love is not argumentative and doesn't keep a record of wrongs.

3Your breasts are like two …

4Your neck is as elegant as a tower made of ivory. Your eyes shine like the pools of Heshbon by the Bathrabbin gate. Your nose is beautiful, prominent like the tower in Lebanon that faces Damascus.

5Your head is as magnificent …

1So then, imitate God since …

2Live in love, just as Christ loved you. He gave himself for us, a gift and sacrificial offering to God like a sweet-smelling perfume.

3Sexual immorality or any kind …

1Lord, I come to worship …

2I trust in you, my God. Don't let me be humiliated, and don't let my enemies triumph over me.

3No one who trusts in …

2Just as a lily stands …

3My love is like an apple tree2:3. The apple is not usually grown in Israel so perhaps another fruit is meant. The main point is the contrast between a fruit tree and the ordinary trees of the forest that do not produce an edible fruit. among the forest trees, compared to other young men. I love to sit down in his shade and his fruit tastes sweet to me.

4He took me to drink …

6We belong to God and …

7Dear friends, let's go on loving one another, for love comes from God. All those who love are born of God and know God.

8Those who don't love don't …

1Make love your most important objective! But also do your best to gain spiritual gifts, especially the ability to speak God's message.14:1. Literally, "prophesy," but in the sense of telling the good news rather than foretelling the future. The terms "speaks God's message," "God's prophetic message," or "speaks for God" are used here.

2Those who speak in a …

2This is what the Lord …

3Long ago the Lord came and told us, My love for you will last forever. I hold you close to me with my trustworthy love.

4I'm going to rebuild you, …

8if encouragement then you should …

9Love must be genuine. Hate what is evil; hold on tightly to what is good.

10Be completely dedicated to each other in your love as family; value others more than yourselves.

1This letter comes from the elder1:1. Understood to be John. to the chosen lady1:1. The "chosen lady" could refer to a church, or to a specific Christian lady. Similarly in verse 13. and her children, whom I love in the truth. Not just from me, but from everyone who knows the truth,

2because the truth lives in …

4Through these promises you can …

5For this same reason, do everything you can! Add to your trust in God, goodness; add to goodness, knowledge;

6add to knowledge, self-control; add to self-control, patience; add to patience, reverence;

2Their allocation included Beersheba, Sheba,19:2. …

3Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,

4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

7Pay whatever you owe: taxes …

8Don't owe anybody anything, except love for one another—for those who love their neighbor have kept the law.

9"You must not commit adultery, …

24I tell you the truth: …

25If you love your own life you will lose it, but if you don't love your own life in this world you will keep your life forever.

26If you want to serve me you need to follow me. My servants will be where I am, and my Father will honor anyone who serves me.

2Zedekiah, Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

4Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

28Give the Lord credit, nations …

29Give the Lord the glory he deserves; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the Lord in his magnificent holiness.

30Let everyone on earth tremble …

21These were the towns of …

22Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

23Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,

6He built up Bethlehem, Etam, …

7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,