The author is anonymous, although the internal reference to "our brother Timothy" (Hebrews 13:23) causes a traditional attribution to Paul, but this attribution has been disputed since the second century and there is no decisive evidence for the authorship.

[1][2] This chapter contains the call to respond gratefully and nobly to God's invitation.

[3][4] The original text was written in Koine Greek.

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: Bobby McFerrin based the lyrics of the song "Discipline" from his 1990 album Medicine Music on several verses in this chapter.

[9][10] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Gill, John.