For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the holy Ghost, and in much certainty; as ye know what sort of persons we were among you for your sakes.

For the word of the Lord sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia; but also in every place your faith towards God is spread abroad, so that we have no need to say any thing of it.

For ye yourselves, brethren, know our entrance among you, that it was not in vain.

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of impurity, nor in guile:

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

so we, being affectionately desirous of you, were willing to impart to you, not only the gospel of God, but even our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

For ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for working night and day, that we might not be burthensome to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God.

For this also we thank God continually, that when ye received the word of God, which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, which also worketh effectually in you that believe.

But we, brethren, being separated from you for a season, in person not in heart, endeavoured the more earnestly to see you again with much desire.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? are not ye also among others in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

night and day most ardently praying, that we may see your face, and perfect whatever is wanting in your faith?

not in the passion of lust, like the heathens who know not God.

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

He therefore who rejecteth us, rejecteth not man, but God; who hath given us his holy Spirit.

But as to brotherly love, ye need not that I write unto you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

as we gave you in charge, that ye may walk decently toward those that are without, and may have need of no one's assistance.

But I would not have you ignorant, my brethren, concerning those that are fallen asleep, that ye may not be grieved like others who have no hope:

For this we tell you in the word of the Lord, that we who shall be living and remain to the coming of the Lord, shall not be before those that are asleep.

But of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you:

for ye yourselves know full well, that the day of the Lord cometh like a thief in the night.

And when they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

But ye, my brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should seize you as a thief:

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

Therefore let us not sleep like others, but let us watch and be sober:

for they, that sleep, sleep in the night; and drunkards are drunk in the night:

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Quench not the Spirit.

Slight not prophesyings: