Study Desk

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother [fn] abides in death.

By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.

We love Him [fn] because He first loved us.

This is He who came by water and blood--Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son.

because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:

because they went forth for His name's sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.

Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow [fn] that woman [fn] Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce [fn] My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, [fn] I will vomit you out of My mouth.

Because you say, "I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing'--and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked--

So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read [fn] the scroll, or to look at it.