1 Peter 4:8–9

¹²Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

¹⁴And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

⁹He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

²⁰Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

²²Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

¹THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

¹²And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

⁹But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

¹⁰And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

⁵Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

¹LET brotherly love continue.

³We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

⁶And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

⁷And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

²Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

¹⁶A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

¹²But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

¹³He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

²Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

¹³Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

¹⁴Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

¹⁶But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

²A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

⁷Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

⁸But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

⁹Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

¹⁴But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

²³Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.