Thosewho havebelieversas their mastersmust not be disrespectfulto them becausethey are brethren,but must servethem all the more,becausethosewho partakeof the benefitare believersand beloved.Teachand preachthese[principles].
"It will comeabout afterthisThat I will pourout My Spiriton allmankind;And your sonsand daughterswill prophesy,Your oldmenwill dreamdreams,Your youngmenwill seevisions.
They assembledtogether againstMosesand Aaron,and saidto them, "You have gone farenough,for allthe congregationare holy,everyoneof them, and the LORDis in their midst;so whydo you exaltyourselves abovethe assemblyof the LORD?"
"But do not be calledRabbi;for Oneis your Teacher,and you are allbrothers.
"The Kingwill answerand sayto them, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didit to oneof thesebrothersof Mine,[even] the least[of them], you didit to Me.'
"No onecanservetwomasters;for eitherhe will hatethe oneand lovethe other,orhe will be devotedto oneand despisethe other.You cannotserveGodand wealth.
At thistimePeterstoodup in the midstof the brethren(a gatheringof aboutone hundredand twentypersonswas there together),and said,
But ifsomeof the brancheswere broken off,and you, beinga wild olive,were graftedin amongthem and becamepartakerwith them of the richrootof the olive tree,
For those whomHe foreknew,He alsopredestined[to become] conformedto the imageof His Son,sothat He would be the firstbornamongmanybrethren;
For in ChristJesusneithercircumcisionnoruncircumcisionmeansanything,but faithworkingthroughlove.
Paul,an apostleof ChristJesusby the willof God,To the saintswho are at Ephesusand [who are] faithfulin ChristJesus:
For thisreasonI too,having heardof the faithin the LordJesuswhich [exists] amongyou and your lovefor allthe saints,
[to be specific], that the Gentilesare fellow heirsand fellow members of the body,and fellow partakersof the promisein ChristJesusthroughthe gospel,
To the saintsand faithfulbrethrenin Christ[who are] at Colossae:Graceto you and peacefrom Godour Father.
since we heardof your faithin ChristJesusand the lovewhichyou havefor allthe saints;
Masters,grantto your slavesjusticeand fairness,knowingthat you toohavea Masterin heaven.
We oughtalwaysto give thanksto Godfor you, brethren,as is [only] fitting,becauseyour faithis greatly enlarged,and the loveof eachoneof you towardone anothergrows [ever] greater;
Prescribeand teachthese things.
Do not sharply rebukean older man,but [rather] appealto [him] as a father,[to] the younger menas brothers,
But as for you, speakthe things whichare fittingfor sounddoctrine.
These thingsspeakand exhortand reprovewith allauthority.Let no onedisregardyou.
Thisis a trustworthystatement;and concerningthese thingsI wantyou to speak confidently,sothat thosewho have believedGodwill be carefulto engagein gooddeeds.These thingsare goodand profitablefor men.
Therefore,holybrethren,partakersof a heavenlycalling,considerJesus,the Apostleand High Priestof our confession;
For we have becomepartakersof Christ,ifwe hold fastthe beginningof our assurancefirmuntilthe end,
Therefore,I exhortthe eldersamongyou, as [your] fellow elderand witnessof the sufferingsof Christ,and a partakeralsoof the glorythat is to be revealed,
and especiallythosewho indulgethe fleshin [its] corruptdesiresand despiseauthority.Daring,self-willed,they do not tremblewhen they revileangelic majesties,
Yetin the same waythese men,alsoby dreaming,defilethe flesh,and rejectauthority,and revileangelic majesties.
