We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,

because the gospel preached by us came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as ye well know what sort of persons we became among you for your sake.

For from you the word of the Lord hath sounded forth not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith toward God hath become known; so that we need not say anything [about you].

For they themselves are reporting concerning us what kind of reception we had among you, and how ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God,

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the coming wrath.

For ye yourselves know, brethren, that our coming among you hath not been in vain;

For our teaching is not from error, nor from impurity, nor in guile;

For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;

so having a strong affection for you, we were willing to impart to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls, because ye became dear to us.

For ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil, how laboring night and day, that we might not be burdensome to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received the word of God which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also is powerfully working in you that believe.

For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they have from the Jews;

But we, brethren, having been bereaved of you for a short time, separated in body, not in heart, used the greater endeavors with much earnestness to see your face.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Is it not even ye, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming?

For ye are our glory and joy.

so that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for yourselves know that to this we are appointed;

for even when we were with you, we told you before that we are to suffer affliction, just as it came to pass, and ye know.

For this cause, when I too could no longer forbear, I sent in order to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor should prove in vain.

for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction by your faith;

for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

for ye know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;

that every one of you should know how to procure for himself his own vessel in purity and honor,

For God did not call us to live in uncleanness, but in purity.

But concerning brotherly love there is no need of writing to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, to abound in love still more;

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, then also will God, through Jesus, bring again with him those who have fallen asleep.

For this we say to you in the word of the Lord, that we who are living, we who are left till the coming of the Lord, shall not anticipate those who have fallen asleep.

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a loud summons, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first;

for ye yourselves know full well, that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

for ye all are sons of light, and sons of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that are drunken, are drunken in the night;

for God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should together live with him.

and to esteem them very highly in love for their works sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

See that none render evil for evil to any one; but ever follow that which is good, both toward one another and toward all.

in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

Brethren, pray for us.