{Bear with} (anechesthe). Present middle imperative (some
MSS. have anechesthai, infinitive) of anech(935c) with the
ablative, "hold yourselves back from" as in  Col 3:13 . {The word
of exhortation} (	ou logou t(8873) parakl(8873)e(9373)). His description of
the entire Epistle. It certainly is that, a powerful appeal in
fact. {I have written} (epesteila). First aorist active
indicative (epistolary aorist) of epistell(935c), old word to send a
letter (epistol(885c)) as in  Ac 15:20 . {In few words} (dia
brache(936e)). Common Greek idiom, here only in N.T. (from
rachus, brief, short). Cf. di' olig(936e) egrapsa in  1Pe 5:12 .