because our gospel came not unto you in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as you know what sort we were among you for your sakes.

For from you the word of the Lord echoed out, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but in every place your faith which is towards God has gone forth; so that we have no need to say any thing:

For you know, brethren, our coming unto you, that it was not in vain:

For our exhortation was not from delusion, nor from impurity, nor in guile:

but as we were approved of God that the gospel should be intrusted unto us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who is proving our hearts,

For at that time we were not in word of flattery, as you know, nor in a pretext of covetousness, God is our witness;

being so desirous of you, that we are anxious not only to give the gospel of God, but our own souls, because you are beloved unto us.

For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil: night and day working, that we should burden no one of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

And on account of this we also give thanks to God incessantly, because, receiving the word of God from us by hearing, you received it not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the word of God, who indeed works in you who believe.

But, brethren, we having been absent from you for the space of an hour, in presence, not in heart, we were the more exceedingly anxious to see your face with much desire.

night and day praying incessantly that we may see your face, and perfect the deficiencies of your faith?

not in the passion of lust, as indeed the Gentiles who do not know God;

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

Therefore the one rejecting (sanctification), does not reject man, but God, who indeed gives to you his Holy Spirit.

But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another with divine love;

in order that you may walk about circumspectly toward the aliens, and you may have need of nothing.

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep; in order that you may not sorrow, even as those having no hope.

For we speak this to you in the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left unto the coming of the Lord, can not anticipate those who are asleep,

But concerning the times and seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write to you;

for you yourselves know well, that the day of the Lord is so coming like a thief in the night.

When they may say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail upon a woman in gestation; and they can not escape.

But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may overtake you like a thief:

for you are all the sons of light, and the sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness;

then therefore let us not sleep like the rest, but watch and be sober.

For those sleeping, sleep in the night; and those who are drunken, get drunk in the night:

because God did not put us forth unto wrath, but unto the obtainment of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Quench not the Spirit;

despise not prophesying;