7. and to your service for God, add kindness for your brothers and sisters in Christ; and to this kindness, add love.
8. If all these things are in you and are growing, they will help you never to be useless. They will help your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ make your lives better.
9. But if anyone does not have these things, he cannot see clearly. He is blind. He has forgotten that he was made clean from his past sins.
10. My brothers, God called you and chose you to be his. Try hard to show that you really are God’s chosen people. If you do all these things, you will never fall.
11. And you will be given a very great welcome into the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That kingdom continues forever.
12. You know these things, and you are very strong in the truth. But I will always help you to remember these things.
13. I think it is right for me to help you remember while I am still living here on earth.
14. I know that I must soon leave this body. Our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that.