For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out; so that we do not need to say anything.

You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.

and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

Do not treat prophecies with contempt,