Serving for God’s Glory

⁷ But ^(A)the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. ⁸ And above all things have fervent love for one another, for ^(B)“love will cover a multitude of sins.” ^9 (C)Be hospitable to one another ^(D)without grumbling. ^10 (E)As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, ^(F)as good stewards of ^(G)the manifold grace of God. ^11 (H)If anyone speaks, let him speak as the ^[a]oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that ^(I)in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the ^[b]dominion forever and ever. Amen.

³ For we have spent enough of our past ^[a]lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.

^21 (A)to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

^13 (A)distributing to the needs of the saints, ^(B)given^[a] to hospitality.

⁸ but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,

^2 (A)Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing ^(B)some have unwittingly entertained angels.

⁷ But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:

The Untamable Tongue

3 My brethren, ^(A)let not many of you become teachers, ^(B)knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.

^15 (A)Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.