¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; So a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

²⁴ Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

³ Behold, you have instructed many, You have strengthened the weak hands.

⁴ Your words have supported him who was falling, You have made firm the feeble knees.

⁹ Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; So does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

¹⁶ Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

³ You therefore must endure hardship, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

¹² Beloved, don't be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.

¹³ But because you are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also you may rejoice with exceeding joy.

³ Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

⁴ Tell those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, don't be afraid: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.

² Count it all joy, my brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}, when you fall into various temptations,

⁸ Therefore don't be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Gospel according to the power of God,

¹² For this cause I suffer also these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.

³ that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

⁹ in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God's word isn't chained.

¹⁰ Therefore I endure all things for the chosen ones' sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

¹¹ This saying is faithful: For if we died with him, We will also live with him.

¹² If we endure, We will also reign with him. If we deny him, He also will deny us.

¹³ If we are faithless, He remains faithful. He can't deny himself.

¹¹ He said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for you, then I will come and help you.

¹² Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Yahweh do that which seems him good.