Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; . . .

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—

the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head. From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God. But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. . . .

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles... Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. . . .

“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. . . .

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!

The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,

The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:

In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.

Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”

Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.

“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.

For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence. For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”

But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.

How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,

“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”

Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,