Appeal For Continuing Sanctification
1 Therefore as to the rest, brethren we ask you, and beseech in the Lord Jesus, as ye received from us how ye must walk and please God, that ye may more abound.
1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
1 (A)Finally then, (B)brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to (a)(C)walk and (D)please God (just as you actually do (b)walk), that you (E)excel still more.
1 Finally then, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you must walk and please God—as you are doing(a)—do so even more.
1 Now then, brothers, you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God, as in fact you are doing. We ask and encourage you in the Lord to do so even more.
3 For this is the will of God, your consecration, that ye should keep away from fornication:
3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you (F)abstain from (d)sexual immorality;
3 For it is God's will that you be sanctified: You must abstain from sexual immorality.
6 Not to pass over and have the advantage over his brother in business: because the Lord just for all these, as we told you before and testified.
6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
6 and that no man transgress and (L)defraud his brother (M)in the matter because (N)the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also (O)told you before and solemnly warned you.
6 This means one must not transgress against and defraud(E) his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offenses,(c) as we also previously told and warned you.
6 Furthermore, you must never take advantage of or exploit a brother in this regard, because the Lord avenges all these things, just as we already told you and warned you.
8 For surely therefore he despising, despises not man, but God, he also giving his holy Spirit for us.
8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
8 Therefore, the person who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who also gives you His Holy Spirit.(G)
8 Therefore, whoever rejects this instruction is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
Affirmation Of Continuing Love
9 And for brotherly love ye have no need to write to you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
9 Now as to the (S)love of the brethren, you (T)have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are (U)taught by God to love one another;
9 About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God(H) to love one another.(I)
9 Now you do not need anyone to write to you about brotherly love, since you have been taught by God to love each other.
10 For also ye do the same to all the brethren, them in the whole of Macedonia: and we beseech you, brethren, to more abound;
10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
10 for indeed (V)you do practice it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, to (W)excel still more,
10 In fact, you are doing this toward all the brothers in the entire region of Macedonia.(J) But we encourage you, brothers, to do so even more,
10 In fact, you are showing love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia, but we urge you, brothers, to keep on doing this even more.
11 And that ye be ambitions to remain quiet, and attend to your own things, and work with your own hands, as we enjoined you;
11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
11 and to make it your ambition (X)to lead a quiet life and (Y)attend to your own business and (Z)work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
11 to seek to lead a quiet life,(K) to mind your own business,(d) and to work(L) with your own hands, as we commanded you,
11 Also, make it your goal to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you,
12 That ye should walk becomingly to them without, and have need of nothing.
12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
12 so that you may walk properly(e)(M) in the presence of outsiders(f) and not be dependent on anyone.(g)(N)
12 so that you may win the respect of outsiders, and have need of nothing.
The Comfort Of The Lord's Return
13 And I wish you not to be ignorant, brethren, of them having been asleep, that ye should not grieve, as also the rest, they hating no hope.
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
13 But (AD)we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who (AE)are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do (AF)the rest who have (AG)no hope.
13 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.(O)
13 But we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve like other people who have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose up, so also God by Jesus Christ will bring with him them having slept.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, (AH)even so God will bring with Him (AI)those who have fallen asleep (k)in Jesus.
14 Since we believe that Jesus died and rose(P) again,(Q) in the same way God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep through(h) Jesus.(R)
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so through Jesus God will bring those who have died with him.
15 For this we say to you in the word of the Lord, that we the living being left at the arrival of the Lord shall not get beforehand with them having slept.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
15 For this we say to you (AJ)by the word of the Lord, that (AK)we who are alive (l)and remain until (AL)the coming of the Lord, will not precede (AM)those who have fallen asleep.
15 For we say this to you by a revelation from the Lord:(i)(S) We who are still alive at the Lord’s coming(T) will certainly have no advantage over(j) those who have fallen asleep.(U)
15 For we declare to you what the Lord has told us to say: We who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have died.
16 For the Lord himself in the word of command, in the voice of the archangel, shall descend from heaven: and the dead in Christ shall be raised first:
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
16 For the Lord (AN)Himself (AO)will descend from heaven with a (m)(AP)shout, with the voice of (AQ)the archangel and with the (AR)trumpet of God, and (AS)the dead in Christ will rise first.
16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout,(k)(V) with the archangel’s(W) voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ(X) will rise first.
16 With a shout of command, with the archangel's call, and with the sound of God's trumpet, the Lord himself will come down from heaven, and the dead who belong to the Messiah will rise first.
17 Then we the living being left shall be snatched up together with them in the clouds, to the meeting of the Lord in the air: and so we shall always be with the Lord.
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
17 Then (AT)we who are alive (n)and remain will be (AU)caught up together with them (AV)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always (AW)be with the Lord.
17 Then(Y) we who are still alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds(Z) to meet the Lord in the air and so we will always be with the Lord.
17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.