and to await his Son out of the heavens, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus the one delivering us from the wrath to come.

but as we were approved of God that the gospel should be intrusted unto us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who is proving our hearts,

You are witnesses, and God, how sacredly and righteously and blamelessly we were unto you who believed:

and testifying, that you walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

And on account of this we also give thanks to God incessantly, because, receiving the word of God from us by hearing, you received it not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the word of God, who indeed works in you who believe.

who even killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us, and are displeasing to God, and hostile to all men;

not in the passion of lust, as indeed the Gentiles who do not know God;

Therefore the one rejecting (sanctification), does not reject man, but God, who indeed gives to you his Holy Spirit.

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep; in order that you may not sorrow, even as those having no hope.

For if we believe that Jesus died and is risen, so also will God bring with him those who sleep in Jesus.

For we speak this to you in the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left unto the coming of the Lord, can not anticipate those who are asleep,

then we who are alive, who are left, will at the same time along with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be always with the Lord.

For those sleeping, sleep in the night; and those who are drunken, get drunk in the night:

but let us, who are of the day, be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and divine love; and the helmet, the hope of salvation:

But we intreat you, brethren, to know those who are laboring among you, and standing before you in the Lord, and admonishing you;

Faithful is the one calling you, who indeed will do it.