1I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,
2With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;
3Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.
4There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you;