²¹ What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?

⁶ By pureness, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

⁷ Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

⁴ According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

¹⁷ That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

² With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

¹⁵ But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

¹⁶ From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

² And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

² That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

¹³ And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.