Study Desk

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood.

We know that whoever is born of God doesn't sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn't touch him.

The elder, to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth;

Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

Watch yourselves, that we don't lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.

Having many things to write to you, I don't want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full.

I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn't accept what we say.

Beloved, don't imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn't seen God.

I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;

but I hope to see you soon, and we will speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.

Angels who didn't keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.

But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"

But these speak evil of whatever things they don't know. What they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed.

But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

But I have this against you, that you left your first love.

But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.