16 So ^xwe have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. ^yGod is love, and ^zwhoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

Final Greetings

11 Finally, brothers,¹ rejoice. ^cAim for restoration, comfort one another,^{2 d}agree with one another, ^elive in peace; and the God of love and ^fpeace will be with you.

Walking in the Light

5 ^lThis is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that ^mGod is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”