But as for us, brothers, after we were forced to leave you for a short time (in person, not in heart), we greatly desired and made every effort to return and see you face to face.

And beholding

Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the fellowship offerings and with the drink offerings for the burnt offering.

So the service of the Lord’s temple was established.

If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you gather together you will not come under judgment. And I will give instructions about the other matters whenever I come.

But everything must be done decently and in order.

And the

When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.

Then they would not be like their fathers,
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation whose heart was not loyal
and whose spirit was not faithful to God.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to the prayers.

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Be alert, stand firm in the faith, act like a man, be strong.

For now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

For we have become companions of the Messiah if we hold firmly until the end the reality that we had at the start.

We have this hope as an anchor for our lives, safe and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.

Resist him and be firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.

Therefore, dear friends, since you know this in advance, be on your guard, so that you are not led away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own stability.

General references

The Lord told Moses, “Each day have one leader present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

But everything must be done decently and in order.