The man who observes the day does it in the Lord's honor. The man who eats does it in the Lord's honor, for he gives God thanks, and the man who abstains does it in the Lord's honor, and gives him thanks.

So whether you are eating or drinking or doing anything else, do it all to the honor of God.

In word

encourage you and strengthen you to do and say everything that is right.

Dear children, let us love not with words or lips only but in reality and truth.

Giving

and you will thank the Father who has entitled you to share the lot of God's people in the realm of light.

You must be rooted and built up in him and made strong in faith, just as you were taught to be, overflowing with it in your gratitude.

First I thank my God through Jesus Christ about you all, because the news of your faith is spreading all over the world.

always give thanks for everything to God our Father, as followers of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Thank God whatever happens. For this is what God through Christ Jesus wants you to do.

In his name let us continually offer praise as our sacrifice to God??he utterance of lips that glorify God's name.

and build yourselves up as living stones into a spiritual house for a consecrated priesthood, so as to offer spiritual sacrifices that through Jesus Christ will be acceptable to God.

If one preaches, let him do it like one who utters the words of God; if one does some service, let him do it as with strength which God supplies, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

God

The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, grant you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation through the knowledge of himself,

and everyone should acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, and thus glorify God the Father.

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the Thessalonian church in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; God bless you and give you peace.

For to what angel did God ever say, "You are my Son! I have today become your Father"? Or again, "I will become his Father, and he shall become my Son"?

No one who disowns the Son can have the Father. Whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father too.

General references

Dear friend, it is loyal of you to do anything you can for the brothers, especially as they are strangers;