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

for from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God did go forth, so that we have no need to say anything,

for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,

and to wait for His Son from the heavens, whom He did raise out of the dead -- Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.

For yourselves have known, brethren, our entrance in unto you, that it did not become vain,

for our exhortation is not out of deceit, nor out of uncleanness, nor in guile,

for at no time did we come with speech of flattery, (as ye have known,) nor in a pretext for covetousness, (God is witness!)

for ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail, for, night and day working not to be a burden upon any of you, we did preach to you the good news of God;

for your walking worthily of God, who is calling you to His own reign and glory.

for ye became imitators, brethren, of the assemblies of God that are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because such things ye suffered, even ye, from your own countrymen, as also they from the Jews,

And we, brethren, having been taken from you for the space of an hour -- in presence, not in heart -- did hasten the more abundantly to see your face in much desire,

for what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his presence?

for ye are our glory and joy.

that no one be moved in these tribulations, for yourselves have known that for this we are set,

for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand, that we are about to suffer tribulation, as also it did come to pass, and ye have known it;

for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

for ye have known what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus,

for this is the will of God -- your sanctification; that ye abstain from the whoredom,

for God did not call us on uncleanness, but in sanctification;

And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of my writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,

for ye do it also to all the brethren who are in all Macedonia; and we call upon you, brethren, to abound still more,

for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also God those asleep through Jesus he will bring with him,

for this to you we say in the word of the Lord, that we who are living -- who do remain over to the presence of the Lord -- may not precede those asleep,

for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,

for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail doth her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken,

who did die for us, that whether we wake -- whether we sleep -- together with him we may live;

see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

in every thing give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

Brethren, pray for us;