and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,

'But I have against thee: That thy first love thou didst leave!

'Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Let us walk

of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

And may the God of the endurance, and of the exhortation, give to you to have the same mind toward one another, according to Christ Jesus;

and as many as by this rule do walk -- peace upon them, and kindness, and on the Israel of God!

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

as, then, ye did receive Christ Jesus the Lord, in him walk ye,

Let us mind

Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing -- having the same love -- of one soul -- minding the one thing,

Euodia I exhort, and Syntyche I exhort, to be of the same mind in the Lord;

General references

if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or -- I do speak from myself.