Finally, siblings, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is virtuous or praiseworthy, y’all should contemplate such things.
Why do y’all spend money on what is not bread, and y’all’s labor for what doesn’t satisfy? Y’all must listen-listen to me, and eat what is good, and let y’all’s soul delight itself in richness.
So then, my beloved, even as y’all have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, continue to work out your* salvation with fear and trembling.
Y’all shouldn’t work for food that perishes, but for the food that endures toward eternal life, which the Son of Humanity will give y’all. For God the Father has sealed him.”
For this reason, since the day we heard it, we haven’t stopped praying for y’all and asking that y’all would be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Husbands, in the same way, y’all should dwell together with y’all’s wives in an understanding way, showing them honor as a weaker vessel and as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and y’all, so that those who want to pass from here to y’all are not able, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
Those who are far off will come and build in the temple of YHWH will know that YHWH Almighty has sent me to y’all. This will happen if y’all will diligently obey the voice of YHWH y’all’s God.”’”
They returned to Joshua, and said to him, “Don’t send all people, but send about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Don’t make the whole army weary, for there are only a few of them.”