Therefore I exhort you, brothers, through the mercies of God, to present your bodies [as] a living sacrifice, holy [and] pleasing to God, [which is] your reasonable service.

You

Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and rule over you in the Lord and admonish you,

Warn

And their houses will be turned over to others, [their] fields and [their] wives together. For I will stretch out my hand against the inhabitants of the land," {declares} Yahweh.

"Son of man, I have appointed you [as] a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, then you must warn them from me.

and he sees the sword coming against the land, and he blows on the horn and he warns the people,

for I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the whole purpose of God.

I am not writing these [things] to shame you, but admonishing [you] as my dear children.

whom we proclaim, [by] admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, in order that we may present every person mature in Christ,

That

If anyone is blameless, [the] husband of one wife, having faithful children, not {accused of dissipation} or rebellious.

Unruly

For we hear [that] some among you are living irresponsibly, working [at] nothing, but being busybodies.

Be

In all their distress, {there was no distress}, and the messenger of his {presence} saved them, in his love and compassion he himself redeemed them, and he lifted them up, and he supported them all [the] days of old.

Love is patient, love is kind, love is not jealous, [it] does not boast, [it] does not become conceited,

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

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,

Therefore become imitators of God, as beloved children,

Therefore, as [the] chosen of God, holy and [dearly] loved, put on affection, compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience,

not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,

But you, O man of God, flee from these [things], and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patient endurance, gentleness.

And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,

preach the word, be ready in season [and] out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and instruction.

being able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and led astray, since he himself also is surrounded by weakness,

Remember the prisoners, as [though you were] fellow-prisoners; [remember] the mistreated, as [though] [you] yourselves also are being [mistreated] in the body.

General references

Therefore strengthen your slackened hands and your weakened knees,