For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

For our appeal does not rest on a delusion, nor spring from any impure motive; there is no fraud about it.

For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),

neither sought we praise of men, neither of you, nor yet of any other, when we might have been chargeable, as the apostles of Christ.

For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.

who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, who have persecuted us, and who please neither God nor any group of people,

Therefore, when we could not stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

and encourage you not to be led astray, any of you, in all these troubles. You know yourselves that this is what we must expect,

For this cause I also, when I could not stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face, and make good any deficiency in your faith.

That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

Now concerning love of the brethren you have no need to have any one write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another;

that ye walk becomingly towards those without, and need no assistance from any person.

Also we do not want you to have any misunderstanding, brothers, about those who are falling asleep, so as to keep you from grieving over them as others do who have no hope.

For we say this to you by the Lord’s [own] word, that we who are still alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede [into His presence] those [believers] who have fallen asleep [in death].

But as to the times and the moments, there is no need, Brothers, for any one to write to you.

maintain an intire affection for them, upon account of their office, and don't form any brigues against them.

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