because the good-news from us happened to you not in word only, but also in power, and in Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, as ye know what kind of men we became among you, because of you.

For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.

Thus being desirous of you, we were pleased to impart to you, not only the good-news of God, but also our own souls, because ye have become beloved to us.

And because of this we thank God without ceasing, because, having received the word of God heard from us, ye received not the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

For ye, brothers, became imitators of the congregations of God, which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because ye also suffered the same things by your own countrymen, just as also they by the Jews.

For also when we were with you we foretold you that we were going to be oppressed, just as it also happened, and ye know.

But now of Timothy, having come to us from you, and having proclaimed good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye always have a good recollection of us, longing to see us, just as we also you,

And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward each other, and toward all men, just as also we toward you,

not in passion of lust, as also the Gentiles who have not known God,

not to transgress and to cheat his brother in the affair, because the Lord is vengeful about all these things, as also we forewarned you and solemnly testified.

Therefore he who disregards, disregards not man, but God, who also gave his Holy Spirit to you.

For ye are also doing it toward all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, to abound more,

But we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about those who are asleep, so that ye may not grieve, as also the others who have no hope.

For if we believe that Jesus died and arose, so also those who became asleep through Jesus, God will bring with him.

So then let us not sleep, as also the others, but let us watch and be sober.

Therefore encourage each other, and build ye up one by one, just as ye also are doing.

Faithful is he who calls you, who also will do it.