Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. — Spoude (diligence, eagerness) must not be relaxed (nothroi, sluggish). Zeon tō pneumati (fervent in the spirit) suggests that zeal is pneumatic (spirit-energized), not merely psychic. Douleō kyriō (serve the Lord) connects fervor to divine allegiance, not worldly ambition.

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