²⁴ So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;

⁷ Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

¹ Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

³² Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

³³ Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

¹⁴ I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.

¹⁵ For even if you had ten thousand teachers in Christ, you have not more than one father: for in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news.

¹⁹ My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,

¹ My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one: