Love
Listen, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.
NABRE reference: Deuteronomy 6:4-5 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionDeuteronomy 6:4-5
Listen, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerDeuteronomy 6:4-5
Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole strength.
Sacred Scripture · Deuteronomy 6:4-5 · Deuteronomy
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Love
Set me like a seal upon your heart, like a seal upon your arm. For love is strong, like death, and envy is enduring, like hell: their lamps are made of fire and flames.
NABRE reference: Song of Songs 8:7 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionSong of Songs 8:7
Set me like a seal upon your heart, like a seal upon your arm. For love is strong, like death, and envy is enduring, like hell: their lamps are made of fire and flames.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerSong of Songs 8:7
Many waters cannot quench charity, neither can the floods drown it: if a man should give all the substance of his house for love, he shall despise it as nothing.
Sacred Scripture · Song of Songs 8:7 · Song of Songs
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But you are merciful to all, because you can do all, and you dismiss the sins of man because of repentance.
NABRE reference: Wisdom 11:24 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionWisdom 11:24
But you are merciful to all, because you can do all, and you dismiss the sins of man because of repentance.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerWisdom 11:24
But thou hast mercy upon all, because thou canst do all things, and overlookest the sins of men for the sake of repentance.
Sacred Scripture · Wisdom 11:24 · Wisdom
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Love
The Lord appeared to me from a distance: “And I have loved you in perpetual charity. Therefore, showing pity, I have drawn you.
NABRE reference: Jeremiah 31:3 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionJeremiah 31:3
The Lord appeared to me from a distance: “And I have loved you in perpetual charity. Therefore, showing pity, I have drawn you.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerJeremiah 31:3
The Lord hath appeared from afar to me. Yea I have loved thee with an everlasting love, therefore have I drawn thee, taking pity on thee.
Sacred Scripture · Jeremiah 31:3 · Jeremiah
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Love
The Lord your God is the strength in your midst; he will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness. In his love, he will be silent. He will exult over you with praise.
NABRE reference: Zephaniah 3:17 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionZephaniah 3:17
The Lord your God is the strength in your midst; he will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness. In his love, he will be silent. He will exult over you with praise.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerZephaniah 3:17
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, he will save: he will rejoice over thee with gladness, he will be silent in his love, he will be joyful over thee in praise.
Sacred Scripture · Zephaniah 3:17 · Zephaniah
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Love
Jesus said to him: “‘You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. But the second is similar to it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
NABRE reference: Matthew 22:37-39 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionMatthew 22:37-39
Jesus said to him: “‘You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. But the second is similar to it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Douay-Rheims ChallonerMatthew 22:37-39
Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Sacred Scripture · Matthew 22:37-39 · Gospel of Matthew
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Love
And you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart, and from your whole soul, and from your whole mind, and from your whole strength. This is the first commandment.’ But the second is similar to it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
NABRE reference: Mark 12:30-31 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionMark 12:30-31
And you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart, and from your whole soul, and from your whole mind, and from your whole strength. This is the first commandment.’ But the second is similar to it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Douay-Rheims ChallonerMark 12:30-31
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment. And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
Sacred Scripture · Mark 12:30-31 · Gospel of Mark
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Love
In response, he said: “You shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart, and from your whole soul, and from all your strength, and from all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
NABRE reference: Luke 10:27 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionLuke 10:27
In response, he said: “You shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart, and from your whole soul, and from all your strength, and from all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
Douay-Rheims ChallonerLuke 10:27
He answering, said: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with all thy strength and with all thy mind: and thy neighbour as thyself.
Sacred Scripture · Luke 10:27 · Gospel of Luke
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Love
For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
NABRE reference: John 3:16 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionJohn 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerJohn 3:16
For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting.
Sacred Scripture · John 3:16 · Gospel of John
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Love
He said to him a third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was very grieved that he had asked him a third time, “Do you love me?” And so he said to him: “Lord, you know all things. You know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my sheep.
NABRE reference: John 21:17 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionJohn 21:17
He said to him a third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was very grieved that he had asked him a third time, “Do you love me?” And so he said to him: “Lord, you know all things. You know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my sheep.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerJohn 21:17
He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep.
Sacred Scripture · John 21:17 · Gospel of John
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Love
For I am certain that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor Principalities, nor Powers, nor the present things, nor the future things, nor strength, nor the heights, nor the depths, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
NABRE reference: Romans 8:38-39 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionRomans 8:38-39
For I am certain that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor Principalities, nor Powers, nor the present things, nor the future things, nor strength, nor the heights, nor the depths, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerRomans 8:38-39
For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor might, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Sacred Scripture · Romans 8:38-39 · Romans
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Charity
Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated. Charity is not ambitious, does not seek for itself, is not provoked to anger, devises no evil. Charity does not rejoice over iniquity, but rejoices in truth. Charity suffers all, believes all, hopes all, endures all.
NABRE reference: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain Version1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated. Charity is not ambitious, does not seek for itself, is not provoked to anger, devises no evil. Charity does not rejoice over iniquity, but rejoices in truth. Charity suffers all, believes all, hopes all, endures all.
Douay-Rheims Challoner1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely, is not puffed up, Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil: Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth: Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Sacred Scripture · 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 · 1 Corinthians
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Love
so that Christ may live in your hearts through a faith rooted in, and founded on, charity. So may you be able to embrace, with all the saints, what is the width and length and height and depth of the charity of Christ, and even be able to know that which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
NABRE reference: Ephesians 3:17-19 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionEphesians 3:17-19
so that Christ may live in your hearts through a faith rooted in, and founded on, charity. So may you be able to embrace, with all the saints, what is the width and length and height and depth of the charity of Christ, and even be able to know that which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerEphesians 3:17-19
That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts: that, being rooted and founded in charity, You may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, To know also the charity of Christ, which surpasseth all knowledge: that you may be filled unto all the fulness of God.
Sacred Scripture · Ephesians 3:17-19 · Ephesians
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Love
My vocation is love.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Everything is grace.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
I will spend my heaven doing good on earth.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
My vocation is love.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Everything is grace.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
To come to possess all, desire the possession of nothing.
St. John of the Cross · Widely attributed to St. John of the Cross · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
A soul enkindled with love is a gentle, meek, humble, and patient soul.
St. John of the Cross · Widely attributed to St. John of the Cross · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.
St. John of the Cross · Widely attributed to St. John of the Cross · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Where there is no love, put love, and you will draw out love.
St. John of the Cross · Widely attributed to St. John of the Cross · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
To come to possess all, desire the possession of nothing.
St. John of the Cross · Widely attributed to St. John of the Cross · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
A soul enkindled with love is a gentle, meek, humble, and patient soul.
St. John of the Cross · Widely attributed to St. John of the Cross · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
St. Francis de Sales · Widely attributed to St. Francis de Sales · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
St. Francis de Sales · Widely attributed to St. Francis de Sales · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Bloom where you are planted.
St. Francis de Sales · Widely attributed to St. Francis de Sales · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Be who you are and be that well.
St. Francis de Sales · Widely attributed to St. Francis de Sales · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.
St. Francis de Sales · Widely attributed to St. Francis de Sales · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
St. Francis de Sales · Widely attributed to St. Francis de Sales · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
The measure of love is to love without measure.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Widely attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Widely attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
The measure of love is to love without measure.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Widely attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Widely attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
October 1 — excerpt pending approved source text.
Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar · October 1 · Saint Therese of Lisieux
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Love
December 27 — excerpt pending approved source text.
Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar · December 27 · Saint John
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Love
I will place my arc in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the pact between myself and the earth.
NABRE reference: Genesis 9:13 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionGenesis 9:13
I will place my arc in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the pact between myself and the earth.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerGenesis 9:13
I will set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be the sign of a covenant between me and between the earth.
Sacred Scripture · Genesis 9:13 · Genesis
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Love
And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? Only that you fear the Lord your God, and walk in his ways, and love him, and serve the Lord your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul,
NABRE reference: Deuteronomy 10:12 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionDeuteronomy 10:12
And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? Only that you fear the Lord your God, and walk in his ways, and love him, and serve the Lord your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul,
Douay-Rheims ChallonerDeuteronomy 10:12
And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but that thou fear the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways, and love him, and serve the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul:
Sacred Scripture · Deuteronomy 10:12 · Deuteronomy
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All wisdom is from the Lord God, and has always been with him, and is before all time.
NABRE reference: Sirach 1:1 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionSirach 1:1
All wisdom is from the Lord God, and has always been with him, and is before all time.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerSirach 1:1
All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time.
Sacred Scripture · Sirach 1:1 · Sirach
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Love
Cry out to me and I will heed you. And I will announce to you great things, things that are certain, though you do not know them.
NABRE reference: Jeremiah 33:3 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionJeremiah 33:3
Cry out to me and I will heed you. And I will announce to you great things, things that are certain, though you do not know them.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerJeremiah 33:3
Cry to me and I will hear thee: and I will shew thee great things, and sure things which thou knowest not.
Sacred Scripture · Jeremiah 33:3 · Jeremiah
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Love
And may they hope in you, who know your name. For you have not abandoned those seeking you, Lord.
NABRE reference: Psalm 9:10 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionPsalm 9:10
And may they hope in you, who know your name. For you have not abandoned those seeking you, Lord.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerPsalm 9:10
And let them trust in thee who know thy name: for thou hast not forsaken them that seek thee, O Lord.
Sacred Scripture · Psalm 9:10 · Psalms
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Love
My body has failed, and my heart: O God of my heart, and God my portion, into eternity.
NABRE reference: Psalm 73:26 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionPsalm 73:26
My body has failed, and my heart: O God of my heart, and God my portion, into eternity.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerPsalm 73:26
For thee my flesh and my heart hath fainted away: thou art the God of my heart, and the God that is my portion for ever.
Sacred Scripture · Psalm 73:26 · Psalms
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Love
From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say: “Repent. For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”
NABRE reference: Matthew 4:17 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionMatthew 4:17
From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say: “Repent. For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”
Douay-Rheims ChallonerMatthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Sacred Scripture · Matthew 4:17 · Matthew
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Love
And rising up, he rebuked the wind, and he said to the sea: “Silence. Be stilled.” And the wind ceased. And a great tranquility occurred.
NABRE reference: Mark 4:39 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionMark 4:39
And rising up, he rebuked the wind, and he said to the sea: “Silence. Be stilled.” And the wind ceased. And a great tranquility occurred.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerMark 4:39
And rising up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Peace, be still. And the wind ceased: and there was made a great calm.
Sacred Scripture · Mark 4:39 · Mark
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Love
And rising up, he went to his father. But while he was still at a distance, his father saw him, and he was moved with compassion, and running to him, he fell upon his neck and kissed him.
NABRE reference: Luke 15:20 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionLuke 15:20
And rising up, he went to his father. But while he was still at a distance, his father saw him, and he was moved with compassion, and running to him, he fell upon his neck and kissed him.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerLuke 15:20
And rising up, he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him.
Sacred Scripture · Luke 15:20 · Luke
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Love
Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies,
NABRE reference: John 12:24 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionJohn 12:24
Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies,
Douay-Rheims ChallonerJohn 12:24
Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,
Sacred Scripture · John 12:24 · John
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Love
For all have sinned and all are in need of the glory of God. We have been justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
NABRE reference: Romans 3:23-24 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionRomans 3:23-24
For all have sinned and all are in need of the glory of God. We have been justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Douay-Rheims ChallonerRomans 3:23-24
For all have sinned and do need the glory of God. Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Sacred Scripture · Romans 3:23-24 · Romans
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Love
Yet truly, all of us, as we gaze upon the unveiled glory of the face of the Lord, are transfigured into the same image, from one glory to another. And this is done by the Spirit of the Lord.
NABRE reference: 2 Corinthians 3:18 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain Version2 Corinthians 3:18
Yet truly, all of us, as we gaze upon the unveiled glory of the face of the Lord, are transfigured into the same image, from one glory to another. And this is done by the Spirit of the Lord.
Douay-Rheims Challoner2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, beholding the glory of the Lord with open face, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Sacred Scripture · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · 2 Corinthians
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Love
And walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and delivered himself for us, as an oblation and a sacrifice to God, with a fragrance of sweetness.
NABRE reference: Ephesians 5:2 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionEphesians 5:2
And walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and delivered himself for us, as an oblation and a sacrifice to God, with a fragrance of sweetness.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerEphesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.
Sacred Scripture · Ephesians 5:2 · Ephesians
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