²⁴ And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,^(A)

¹¹ Therefore encourage one another^(A) and build each other up,^(B) just as in fact you are doing.

¹⁸ Dear children,^(A) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.^(B)

Concluding Exhortations

13 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.^(A)

Life by the Spirit

¹³ You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.^(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh^[a];^(B) rather, serve one another^(C) humbly in love.

¹⁶ Let the message of Christ^(A) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom^(B) through psalms,^(C) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.^(D)

⁸ This is a trustworthy saying.^(A) And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good.^(B) These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.

¹² May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other^(A) and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. ¹³ May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless^(B) and holy in the presence of our God and Father^(C) when our Lord Jesus comes^(D) with all his holy ones.^(E)

¹⁸ Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,^(A) and to be generous and willing to share.^(B)