I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

You

But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

Warn

And their houses shall be turned unto others, their fields and their wives together; for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith Jehovah.

Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God.

I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;

That

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

Unruly

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

Be

In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are illtreated, as being yourselves also in the body.

General references

Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;