⁴ Who are you to criticize^(A) another’s household slave? Before his own Lord he stands or falls. And he will stand. For the Lord is able^[a] to make him stand.

Final Exhortation

¹³ Be alert, stand firm in the faith,^(A) act like a man, be strong.

²⁷ Just one thing: Live your life^(A) in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm^(B) in one^(C) spirit, with one mind,^[a] working side by side for the faith^(D) that comes from the gospel,

² fulfill my joy by thinking the same way,^(A) having the same love,^(B) sharing the same feelings, focusing on one^(C) goal.