How that, our glad-message, came not unto you, in word only, but also in power, and in Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, - even as ye know what manner of men we became unto you, for your sake;

For, they themselves, concerning us, do tell - what manner of entrance we had unto you, and how ye turned unto God from the idols - to be serving a living and true God,

For, yourselves, know, brethren, our entrance which was unto you - that it hath not proved void;

For, our exhortation, is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile,

For neither at any time were we found, using words of flattery, - even as ye know, nor a pretext for greed - God, is witness!

For ye remember, brethren, our toil and hardship: night and day, working, so as not to be a burden unto any of you, we proclaimed unto you the glad-message of God,

And, for this cause, we, are also giving thanks unto God unceasingly, that, when ye received a spoken word from us - which was God's, ye welcomed it - not as a human word, but, even as it truly is, a divine word, - which is also inwardly working itself in you who believe.

For, ye, became, imitators, brethren, of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea, in Christ Jesus, in that, the same things, ye, also suffered by your own fellow-countrymen, even as, they, also by the Jews:

Now, we, brethren, having been bereaved away from you, for the season of an hour, - in presence, not in heart, gave more abundant diligence, your face, to behold, with much longing;

For what shall be our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Shall not even, ye, before our Lord Jesus, in his Presence?

That, no one, might be shrinking back in these tribulations. For ye, yourselves, know, that, hereunto, are we appointed;

For, even when we were with you, we told you beforehand - we are destined to suffer tribulation! even as it also came to pass, and ye know.

For this cause, I also, no longer concealing my anxiety, sent, that I might get to know your faith, lest by any means he that tempteth, should have tempted you, and, in vain, should have been our toil.

For this cause, were we consoled, brethren, over you, in all our necessity and tribulation, through your faith;

For what thanksgiving can we render back, unto God, concerning you, on occasion of all the joy wherewith we rejoice, for your sakes, before our God? -

For the rest, brethren, we request and exhort you, in our Lord Jesus, that, even as ye received from us, how ye must needs walk and please God, - even as ye also do walk, that ye would abound still more.

For ye know what charges we gave you, through the Lord Jesus.

For, this, is a thing willed of God, your sanctification, - that ye should abstain from unchastity,

For God did not call us, with a permission of impurity, but, in sanctification.

But, concerning brotherly love - no need, have ye, that we be writing unto you; for, ye yourselves, are, God-taught, to the loving of one another; -

For, if we believe that, Jesus, died, and rose again, so, also will, God, bring forth with him, them who have fallen asleep through Jesus;

For, this, unto you, do we say, by a word of the Lord, - that, we, the living who are left unto the Presence of the Lord, shall in nowise get before them who have fallen asleep;

For, ye yourselves, perfectly well know - that, the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, so, cometh;

For, all ye, are, sons of light, and sons of day, - we are not of night, nor of darkness:

For, they that sleep, by night, do sleep, and, they that drink, by night, do drink: -

But, we, being of the day, let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and, for helmet, the hope of salvation.

Who died for us, in order that, whether we be watching or sleeping, together with him, we should live.

See that none, evil for evil, unto any, do render: but, evermore, what is good, be pursuing, towards one another, and towards all:

In everything, give thanks, - for, this, is a thing willed of God, in Christ Jesus, towards you:

Brethren! be praying for us also.