Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

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

And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.

For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;

So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are still living at the coming of the Lord, will not go before those who are sleeping.