for our good news [regarding salvation] came to you not only in word, but also in [its inherent] power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction [on our part]. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your benefit.

For they themselves report about us, telling what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

And awaiting his Son out of the heavens - whom he raised from among the dead, - Jesus: Who is to rescue us out of the anger that is coming.

For you know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you has not been ineffective (fruitless, in vain),

But also having suffered before, and having been injured, as ye know, among the Philippians, we acted freely in our God to speak to you the good news of God with much contest.

For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,

But we behaved gently when we were among you, like a devoted mother tenderly caring for her own children.

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.

You are witnesses??nd so is God??ow pure and just and blameless was my behavior among you believers.

exhorting and imploring and adjuring each one among you to lead a life worthy of the God who called you into his own kingdom and glory.

And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God's message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God's message, which is at work among you who believe.

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?

Wherefore no more concealing, we were content to be left among the Athenians alone:

For this reason, when I could no longer endure the suspense, I sent someone to find out about your faith [how you were holding up under pressure], for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our work [among you] would prove to be ineffective.

that each man among you should learn to take his own wife out of pure and honorable motives,

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, which hath sent his holy spirit among you.

We beg you, brothers, to practice showing respect to those who labor among you, who are your leaders in the Lord's work, and who advise you;

and to esteem them with exceptional love because of their work. Live peaceably among yourselves.

See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.