Paul, by God's will an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Timothy,

because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all God's people,

which reached you, and since it is bearing fruit and growing among you, just as it is all over the world, from the day you first heard of God's favor and in reality came to know it,

the open secret, covered up from the people of former ages and generations, but now uncovered to God's people,

It is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming.

So as God's own chosen people, consecrated and dearly loved, you must once for all clothe yourselves with tenderheartedness, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience; you must keep on