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;

but having suffered before, and been injuriously treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.

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.

but we were gentle among you, as a nurse would cherish her own children;

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 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.

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.

But now Timothy having come to us from you and told us the good news of your faith and love, and that you have a good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us, as we also you,

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;

for you also do the same to all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, to abound still more,

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

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

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

but let us who are of day be sober, putting on a cuirass of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation,

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

See that no one renders evil for evil, but always pursue the good both one to another and to all.