I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

You

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

Warn

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

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 have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.

Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

That

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

Unruly

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working 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.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

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

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

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

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

General references

Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;