Examine yourselves whether ye are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or know ye not yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? Unless ye are test-failing something.

Indeed have this way to think in you, that also was in Christ Jesus,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing by grace in your hearts to God.

so that the fellowship of thy faith may become potent (in the knowledge of every good thing in us) for Christ Jesus.

And abound

Therefore, my beloved brothers, become ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not empty in Lord.

that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, even from the depth of their poverty, abounded for the wealth of their generosity,

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment

rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as ye were taught, abounding in it with thankfulness.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing by grace in your hearts to God.

And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward each other, and toward all men, just as also we toward you,

Finally therefore, brothers, we ask you, and summon in Lord Jesus, that just as ye received from us how ye ought to walk and to please God, that ye may abound more.

We are indebted to thank God always about you, brothers, as it is fitting, because your faith is increasing greatly, and the love of each one of you all toward each other abounds.

They

If ye dwell in me, and my sayings dwell in you, ye will ask whatever ye may want, and it will be done to you.

For whether we are beside ourselves to God, or we are of normal mind, it is for you.

Barren

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others having stood idle in the marketplace.

But having answered, his lord said to him, Thou evil and lazy bondman, thou knew that I reap where I sowed not, and gather from where I did not scatter.

not lazy in diligence, being fervent in the Spirit serving the Lord,

And also at the same time they learn to be idle, roving the houses, and not only idle, but also babbling and meddlesome, speaking things that they ought not.

so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises.

In

Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

General references

Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded thee.

By slothfulness the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

in piety and righteousness before him all our the days of our life.