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

You

But we beg you, brethren, to know those who labour among you, and take the lead among you in the Lord, and admonish you,

Warn

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

Son of man, I have appointed thee a watchman unto the house of Israel, and thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.

if he see the sword coming upon the land, and blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

for I have not shrunk from announcing to you all the counsel of God.

Not as chiding do I write these things to you, but as my beloved children I admonish you.

whom we announce, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, to the end that we may present every man perfect in Christ.

That

if any one be free from all charge against him, husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly.

Unruly

For we hear that there are some walking among you disorderly, not working at all, but 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 bore them and carried them all the days of old.

Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,

But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.

And a bondman of the Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing;

proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.

being able to exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed with infirmity;

Remember prisoners, as bound with them; those that are evil-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.

General references

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