“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”
“But if you endure suffering even when you have done right, God will bless you for it.”
“Be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead!”
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
“Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.”
“So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.”
“For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.
Happy are you if you are insulted because you are Christ’s followers; this means that the glorious “Spirit, the Spirit of God, is resting on you.”
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.”
