But encourageone anotherdayafterday,as longas it is [still] called"Today,"sothat noneof you will be hardenedby the deceitfulnessof sin.
He who trustsin his own heartis a fool,But he who walkswiselywill be delivered.
He feedson ashes;a deceivedhearthas turnedhim aside.And he cannotdeliverhimself,norsay,"Is there not a liein my righthand?"
"The arroganceof your hearthas deceivedyou, You who livein the cleftsof the rock,In the loftinessof your dwellingplace,Who sayin your heart,Whowill bringme downto earth?'
Then when he arrivedand witnessedthe graceof God,he rejoicedand [began] to encouragethem allwith resoluteheartto remain[true] to the Lord;
for sin,takingan opportunitythroughthe commandment,deceivedme and throughit killedme.
that, in referenceto your formermanner of life,you lay asidethe oldself,which is being corruptedin accordancewith the lustsof deceit,
justas you knowhowwe [were] exhortingand encouragingand imploringeachoneof you as a father[would] his ownchildren,
Thereforecomfortone anotherwith thesewords.
Thereforeencourageone anotherand buildup oneanother,justas you alsoare doing.
preachthe word;be readyin season[and] out of season;reprove,rebuke,exhort,with greatpatienceand instruction.
But I urgeyou, brethren,bearwith thiswordof exhortation,for I have writtento you briefly.
But each oneis temptedwhen he is carried awayand enticedby his ownlust.
