1 “Therefore” establishes a connection with the entire foregoing presentation rather than with chapters 9 to 11 alone. The connection is particularly close with 6:13, 19, as a comparison of the terminology will show. The apostle begins now to “urge” his readers instead of simply instructing them. His choice of this word “urge” (parakaleō) is discriminating, seeing that its force lies between commanding and beseeching. It possesses something of the element of authority that is more forcefully expressed