I prefer to appeal to you on the ground of love. Well then, as Paul the old man, who now-a-days is a prisoner for Christ Jesus,
As the Lord's prisoner, then, I beg of you to live a life worthy of your calling,
So I am an envoy for Christ, God appealing by me, as it were — be reconciled to God, I entreat you on behalf of Christ.
Well then, my brothers, I appeal to you by all the mercy of God to dedicate your bodies as a living sacrifice, consecrated and acceptable to God; that is your cult, a spiritual rite.
For this reason I Paul, I whom Jesus has made a prisoner for the sake of you Gentiles —
Beloved, as sojourners and exiles I appeal to you to abstain from the passions of the flesh that wage war upon the soul.
I urge you to this all the more, that I may get back to you the sooner.
I appeal to you too, as a worker with God, do not receive the grace of God in vain.
you are all sons of God by your faith in Christ Jesus
for the sake of which I am in custody as its envoy. Pray that I may have freedom to declare it as I should.
I render thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has made me able for this; he considered me trustworthy and appointed me to the ministry,
Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, masters of themselves, sound in faith, in love, and in stedfastness.