²⁴ Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

³ neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

¹ Now I declare to you, brothers, the Gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,

²⁰ True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don't be conceited, but fear;

⁸ But don't you be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.

⁹ Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.

¹⁰ Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.

⁸ Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

⁹ Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.

²⁴ The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,

²⁵ in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

²⁶ and they may recover themselves out of the devil's snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.

²⁵ Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,

²⁶ that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.

¹⁴ Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

¹⁵ and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace;

¹⁶ above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

⁷ for we walk by faith, not by sight.

⁵ For we don't preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;

¹ But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

² For if I make you sorry, then who will make me glad but he who is made sorry by me?

³ And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn't have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.

⁵ Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed; and each as the Lord gave to him?

² through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

¹² that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine.

⁴⁹ and begins to beat his fellow-servants, and eat and drink with the drunken,