Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.

For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;

Because you have in mind the orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

Because it is God's purpose that our way of life may be not unclean but holy.

Because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a word of authority, with the voice of the chief angel, with the sound of a horn: and the dead in Christ will come to life first;

And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.