5 Ye were sincere and simple and free from malice one towards another. (1CL) 6 Every sedition and every schism was abominable to you. Ye mourned over the transgressions of your neighbors: ye judged their shortcomings to be your own. (1CL) 7 Ye repented not of any well-doing, but were ready unto every good work. (1CL)
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