For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also with power, and with the Holy Ghost, and with much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you, for your sake.

For from you the word of the Lord sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith toward God went abroad in every place also, so that we need not speak any thing.

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain: But even after we had suffered before,

For our exhortation is not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile.

But as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who trieth our hearts.

So, loving you tenderly, we were ready to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own souls also, because ye were dear to us.

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, even because when ye received the word of God from us, ye received it, not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, who likewise effectually worketh in you that believe.

Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us: and they please not God, and are contrary to all men.

But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time, in presence, not in heart, laboured with great desire the more abundantly to see your face.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not ye also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

Night and day praying exceedingly, that we may see your face, and perfect that which is wanting in your faith.

Not in passionate desire, as the Gentiles who know not God.

For God hath not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness.

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man but God; who hath also given you his Holy Spirit.

Touching brotherly love, we need not write to you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

Now we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others who have no hope.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent them that are asleep.

But of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write to you.

For ye yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

When they say, peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape.

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

Ye are all children of the light and children of the day: we are not children of the night, nor of darkness.

Therefore let us not sleep as the others, but let us awake and keep awake.

For they that sleep, sleep in the night, and they that are drunken are drunken in the night.

For God hath not appointed us to wrath,

Quench not the Spirit.

Despise not prophesyings.