And besides all these, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed: so that they wishing to pass through thence to you could not; neither could they cross over from thence to us.

And we hoped that this is he about to redeem Israel: but also with all these things, to day it brings the third day from which these things were.

Giving

Wherefore rather, brethren, be earnest to have your calling and selection made firm: for doing these, ye should not once stumble:

Wherefore, dearly beloved, expecting these, be earnest, spotless and blameless, to be found by him in peace.

Thou didst command thy charges to be watched greatly.

Guard thy heart with all watching, for from it the goings forth of life.

Wherefore will ye weigh silver without bread? and your labour not for fulness? hearing, hear ye to me, and eat good, and your soul shall delight in fatness.

And they being far off shall come and build in the temple of Jehovah; and ye knew that Jehovah of armies sent me to you. And it was if hearing, ye shall hear to the voice of Jehovah your God.

Work not for food perishing, but food remaining to eternal life, which the Son of man will give you: for him God the Father sealed.

Therefore, my beloved, as ye have always listened, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and tremor effect your own salvation.

And we desire each of you to show the same earnestness to the complete certainty of hope to the end:

And without faith it is impossible to please: for he approaching to God must believe that he is, and is a remunerator to them seeking him out.

Observing narrowly lest any be failing of the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness springing forth aloft give trouble, and by this many be defiled;

Virtue

As his divine power having bestowed upon us all things which for life and devotion, by the knowledge of him having called us by glory and fitness:

As to the rest, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever venerable, whatever just, whatever pure, whatever lovely, whatever prosperous; if any ability, and if any praise, reckon up these things.

General references

Watching, ye shall watch the commands of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his laws that he commanded thee.

By sloth the frame work will pine away; and by the letting down of the hands, the house will drop.

To serve him in sanctity and justice before him all the days of our life.