Because of this do not become foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord.

And do not become intoxicated with wine, during which is debauchery, but be filled in Spirit,

so that he might present it to himself, the glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and unblemished.

And ye fathers, do not exasperate your children, but rear them in the training and admonition of Lord.

Not according to eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,

bond-serving with goodwill, as to the Lord and not to men.

Because our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principal offices, against the positions of authority, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual things of wickedness in the he

for you to examine the things that are significant. So that ye may be tested by sunlight and not stumbling toward the day of Christ,

Some indeed proclaim the Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to bring affliction to my bonds.

But if to live in flesh, this is fruit of labor to me, then what I will choose I know not.

And not being frightened in anything by those who oppose, which is indeed a sign of destruction to them, but to you of salvation, and this from God.

Because to you it was granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

fulfill my joy, that ye may think the same way, having the same love, being knit in soul, thinking in oneness,

Look ye out (each man) not to things of yourselves, but each man also to the things of others.

who, existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God something to seize and hold.

Therefore my beloved, just as ye have always obeyed, not only as in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Holding firm the word of life, for a boast by me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

For they all seek the things of themselves, not the things of Christ Jesus.

But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and co-workman and fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,

For also he was sick, near death, but God was merciful to him, and not only him, but also me, so that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in Lord. To write the same things to you is really not irksome to me, but safe for you.

For we are the circumcision, men who worship in spirit to God, and who boast in Christ Jesus, and not being confident in flesh.

and be found in him, not having my righteousness, that from law, but that through Christ's faith--the righteousness from God based on faith--

Not that I have already obtained or have already been fully perfected, but I press forward, if also I might seize upon that for which also I was seized by Christ Jesus.

Brothers, I reckon myself not to have seized, but one thing, indeed forgetting the things behind, and reaching forward to the things ahead,

Not that I speak regarding need, for I have learned in what things I am to be content.

And ye Philippians also have seen that, in the beginning of the good-news when I departed from Macedonia, not one congregation shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except ye only,

because also in Thessalonica ye sent both once and again to my need.

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.

And my God will fill your every need according to his wealth in glory in Christ Jesus.

Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.

If ye truly continue in the faith, founded, and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the good-news that ye heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I Paul became a helper.

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have about you, and those at Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in flesh.

And I say this so that not any man may delude you with persuasive speech.

Take heed lest there will be any man taking you captive through the love of wisdom and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ.

In whom also ye were circumcised a circumcision not made with hands, in the removal of the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of the Christ.

Let not any man therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or Sabbaths,

Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the heavenly agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,

and not holding to the head, from whom all the body, being supplied and held together through the connections and bonds, develops its growth from God.

Do not handle, nor taste, nor touch

Which having, are indeed a matter of wisdom in will-worship, and self-mortification, and austerity of the body--not in any value against indulgence of the flesh.

Think on the things above, not the things on the earth.

Do not lie to each other, having stripped off the old man with his practices,

Husbands, love the wives and do not be made bitter against them.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they may not be discouraged.

Bondmen, obey in all things those masters according to flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God.

And all things, anything whatever ye may do, work from soul as to the Lord and not to men,

because the good-news from us happened to you not in word only, but also in power, and in Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, as ye know what kind of men we became among you, because of you.

For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.

For ye yourselves know, brothers, our entrance with you, that it has not become empty.

For our exhortation is not from error, nor from uncleanness, nor in deception,

but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good-news, thus we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who proves our hearts.

Thus being desirous of you, we were pleased to impart to you, not only the good-news of God, but also our own souls, because ye have become beloved to us.

For ye remember, brothers, our labor and the hardship. For, laboring night and day in order not to burden any of you, we preached to you the good-news of God.

And because of this we thank God without ceasing, because, having received the word of God heard from us, ye received not the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

The men who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and who persecuted us, and are not pleasing to God, and are contrary to all men.

But we, brothers, who were orphaned from you for the time of an hour, in presence not in heart, hastened more earnestly to see your face, with much desire.

For what is our hope or joy or crown of boast? Or is it not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

praying night and day above extraordinary in order to see your face and to mend the deficiencies of your faith?

not in passion of lust, as also the Gentiles who have not known God,

not to transgress and to cheat his brother in the affair, because the Lord is vengeful about all these things, as also we forewarned you and solemnly testified.

For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.

Therefore he who disregards, disregards not man, but God, who also gave his Holy Spirit to you.

But about brotherly love ye have no need to write to you, for ye yourselves are taught by God in order to love each other.

But we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about those who are asleep, so that ye may not grieve, as also the others who have no hope.

For this we say to you in the word of Lord, that we who are alive, who remain for the coming of the Lord, will no, not precede those who became asleep.

But about the times and the seasons, brothers, ye have no need to be written to you.

For ye yourselves know accurately that the day of Lord so comes as a thief in the night.

For when they say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction approaches them, as the woman having birth pangs in her womb, and they will, no, not escape.

But ye, brothers, are not in darkness, so that the day would seize you as a thief.

Ye are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.

So then let us not sleep, as also the others, but let us watch and be sober.

For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are intoxicated get drunk at night.

Because God appointed us not for wrath, but for an acquired possession of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us.

See that not any man repays evil for evil to any man, but always pursue the good, both for each other and for all.

Do not quench the Spirit.

Do not disdain prophecies,

in a fire of flame rendering vengeance to those who have not known God, and to those not obeying the good-news of our Lord Jesus Christ.

for ye not to be quickly shaken from your mind, nor to be alarmed, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by a letter as by us, as that the day of the Christ has come.

Let not any man deceive you in any way, because if not, the defection may come first, and he may be revealed--the man of sin, the son of destruction,

Do ye not remember that when I was yet with you I told you these things?

and in all deception of unrighteousness in those who are perishing, in return for which, they did not accept the love of the truth in order for them to be saved.

so that they might be condemned--all those who did not believe the truth, but who delighted in unrighteousness.

and that we may be delivered from aberrant and wicked men, for the faith is not of all men.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition, which they received from us.

For ye yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us. Because we did not act disorderly among you,

nor did we eat bread gratis from any man, but in labor and toil, working night and day in order not to burden any of you.

Not because we have no right, but that we might give ourselves an example to you, in order to imitate us.

For even when we were with you we commanded you this, that if any man will not work, neither let him eat.

For we hear of some who walk among you disorderly, not working at all, but being busybodies.

But ye, brothers, do not become weary doing good.

And if any man does not obey our word by this letter, note that man, and do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.

And yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

As I urged thee, while going to Macedonia, remain in Ephesis, so that thou might command certain men not to teach something different,

knowing this, that law is not laid down for righteous men, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the irreverent and sinful, for the impious and profane, for father killers and mother killers, for man killers,

of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan, so that they may be disciplined not to blaspheme.

For which I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie), a teacher of Gentiles in faith and truth.

And similarly, the women to adorn themselves in disciplined decorum, with reverence and sobriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive apparel,

But I do not allow a woman to teach, nor to act autonomously from a man, but to be in quietness.

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, became in transgression.