that our gospel came not to you in word only, but with power and with the Holy Spirit and with full assurance, as you know what we were among you for your sakes.

For from you the word of the Lord was proclaimed not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith with respect to God went into every place, so that we had no need to say any thing;

For you know, brothers, our introduction to you that it was not in vain,

For our exhortation was not of error, nor of impurity, nor with deceit,

but as we were judged worthy by God to be intrusted with the gospel so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tries our hearts.

so being greatly desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own souls, because you were dear to us.

For you remember, brothers, our labor and weariness; that working night and day not to be burdensome to any one of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

For this cause also we thank God without ceasing, that receiving the word of God heard from us, you received not a word of men, but, as it is in truth, a word of God, who also works in you that believe.

who also killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us, and who please not God and are hostile to all men,

But we, brothers, being deprived of you for a short time in presence, not in heart, used greater diligence to see your face, with much desire.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

desiring exceedingly, night and day, to see your face, and to perfect what is lacking of your faith?

not with inordinate desires like the gentiles who know not God,

that he should not go beyond and defraud his brother in the matter, because the Lord is a punisher of all these, as we also told you before and fully testified.

For God has not called us to impurity, but to purity.

He therefore that despises, despises not man, but God, who also gives us his Holy Spirit.

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that I should write to you; for you are taught by God to love one another;

that you may walk becomingly towards those without and have need of nothing.

And we wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those that have fallen asleep, that you may not grieve as others who have no hope.

For we tell you this by the word of the Lord, that we who live and remain till the coming of the Lord, shall not anticipate those that have fallen asleep,

But concerning the times and season, brothers, you have no need that I should write to you;

for you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

When they say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes, like pain upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape.

But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the day should come upon you like a thief;

for you are all children of light, and children of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.

Therefore let us not sleep as others, but let us watch and be sober.

For they that sleep sleep in the night, and they that are drunk drink in the night;

for God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Quench not the Spirit,

despise not prophecies.