22 Now that by obedience to the truth you have purified your lives for a brotherly love without hypocrisy, you must love one another from your hearts, fervently.
23 For you have been born anew, not of perishable, but of imperishable seed, by the living, lasting word of God.
24 For, All flesh is grass And all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass fades, The flower falls,
25 But the word of the Lord abides forever. And this is the word of the gospel which has been told to you.
9 The Lord does not loiter over his promise, as some men esteem loitering; but he is longsuffering toward you, not purposing that any should perish, but that all should pass on to repentance.
1 "Then will the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten maidens who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride.
2 "And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
3 "The foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them;
4 "but the wise took oil in their flasks with their lamps.
5 "Now because the bridegroom tarried, they all fell to nodding and went on sleeping.
6 "But at midnight there arose a cry, "Behold, the bridegroom! Go out to meet him!
7 "Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps;
8 "and the foolish said to the wise, "Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.
9 "Not so, answered the wise, for there may not be enough for you and for us. Go to the shops, rather, and buy some for yourselves.
10 "And while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding-feast. And the door was shut.
11 "Afterwards the other maidens came and cried, "Lord, Lord, open unto us!
12 "In solemn truth I tell you, he replied, I know you not.
13 "Be watchful then, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
7 Be patient, then, brothers, till the coming of the Lord. Behold the farmer who waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it gets the early and the latter rains.
8 So you also must be patient. Stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand!
11 that you may be strengthened in every kind of strength by the might of his glory for every kind of patience and fortitude with good cheer.
11 Remember we count those that were stedfast happy. You have heard of the stedfastness of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord with him, seen how the Lord is full of tenderness.
3 And not only so, but we are actually exulting also even in our troubles; for we know that trouble works fortitude,
4 and fortitude character, and character, hope -