American Standard Version of 1901
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so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.
But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound.
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to {Greek: bring good tidings. Compare Matthew 11:5.}preach the gospel: not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.
And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Epaphras, who is one of you, a {Greek: bondservant.}servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.