Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk, --that ye abound more and more.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,

to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

We are bound to give thanks to God always to you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith growth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord,'so walk in him,

Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him;

Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green:

But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.

For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God.

and they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread;

Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand,

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain

Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

But ye did not so learn Christ;

Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you and be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;

I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you , and testifying,

and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you;

For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more;

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also it is with you;

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

I charge thee in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

I charge thee in the sight of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;

And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him ; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written unto you in few words.

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.

and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

I charge thee in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

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as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you , and testifying,
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain
Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,
yet for love's sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:
But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written unto you in few words.

Ye have

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God.
For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread;
Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand,
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you and be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;
As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord,'so walk in him,
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

Ye ought

to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.

To please

and they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him ; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

So ye

for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more;
Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green:
But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
We are bound to give thanks to God always to you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith growth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;
Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.

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and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am Jehovah.
Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Jehovah my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the midst of the land whither ye go in to possess it.
All the commandment which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers.
And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances which I set before you this day.
In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

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