I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercifulness of God, that ye make your bodies a living sacrifice: holy and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable serving of God.

You

We beseech you brethren, that ye know them which labour among you, and have the oversight of you in the Lord,

Warn

Their houses with their lands and wives shall be turned unto strangers, when I stretch out mine hand upon the inhabiters of this land," sayeth the LORD.

"Thou son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore take good heed to the words, and give them warning at my commandment.

The same man, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, shall blow the trumpet, and warn the people.

For I have kept nothing back: but have showed 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 all men, and teaching all men in all wisdom, to make all men perfect in Christ Jesus.

That

If any be faultless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

Unruly

We have heard say, no doubt, that there are some which walk among you inordinately, and work not at all, but are busybodies.

Be

In their troubles he forsook them not, but the angel that went forth from his presence delivered them. Of very love and kindness that he had unto them, he redeemed them: He hath born them, and carried them up ever since the world began.

Love suffereth long, and is courteous. Love envieth not. Love doth not forwardly, swelleth not,

But the fruit of the spirit is: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance.

in all humbleness of mind, and meekness, and long suffering, forbearing one another through love,

Be ye followers of God as dear children,

Now therefore as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering,

not drunken, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre: but gentle, abhorring fighting, abhorring covetousness,

But thou, which art the man of God, flee such things. Follow righteousness, godliness, love, patience, and meekness.

But the servant of the Lord must not strive: but must be peaceable unto all men, and apt to teach,

Preach the word, be fervent; be it in season, or out of season. Improve, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

which can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the high way, because that he himself also is compassed with infirmity:

Remember them that are in bonds, even as though ye were bound with them. Be mindful of them which are in adversity, as ye which are yet in your bodies.

General references

Stretch forth therefore again the hands which were let down, and the weak knees,