⁹ This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

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

⁹ For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

⁵ Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

⁶ and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience godliness;

¹⁰ and have put on the new man, that is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

⁹ But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

¹⁰ for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;

²² Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:

⁶ that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.

¹⁷ Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

³ We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds;

¹⁵ Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.

¹⁶ Nevertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule. Let us be of the same mind.

²⁰ Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

¹⁴ But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

¹ Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.

⁷ But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.

³¹ He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

³² which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."

³³ He spoke another parable to them. "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures{Literally, satas. 3 satas = about 0.5 bushel or 22 litres} of meal, until it was all leavened."

¹⁸ But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, That shines more and more until the perfect day.

⁹ Yet shall the righteous hold on his way. He who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.

¹⁸ But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.