Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. {consumed...: Heb. cut me off}

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance {for} clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.

Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. {for...: Heb. with my zeal}

And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you. {I stand...: or, I am perplexed for you}

{It is} good that {a man} should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.