We give thanks to God at all times for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

because our Gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we became toward you, for your sake.

For from you has sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith toward God has gone forth; so that we have no need to speak anything;

for they themselves report, concerning us, what manner of entrance we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

and to wait for His Son from Heaven, Whom He raised from the dead, Jesus, Who delivers us from the coming wrath.

For ye yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it has not become vain;

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

For neither, at any time, did we use a word of flattery, as ye know, nor a semblance of covetousness, God is witness;

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

And, for this reason, we also give thanks to God without ceasing, that, having received the word of God which ye heard from us, ye received it, not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which also is working in you who believe.

For ye, brethren, became imitators of the assemblies of God, that are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because ye suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they also did from the Jews;

forbidding us to speak to the gentiles, that they might be saved, for the filling up of their sins always; and the wrath came upon them to the uttermost.

But we, brethren, having been bereft of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, endeavored the more exceedingly to see your face, with great desire.

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

For ye are our glory and joy.

that no one should be shaken in these tribulations; for ye yourselves know that for this we are appointed.

For even when we were with you, we told you beforehand, "We are about to suffer tribulation"; even as also it came to pass, and ye know.

For this reason, I also, no longer enduring it, sent, that I might know your faith, lest by some means the tempter tempted you, and our labor should be in vain.

But, Timothy having just now come to us from you, and having brought us good tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us at all times, longing to see us, as we also to see you??7 for this reason, brethren, we were comforted over you, in all our tribulation and distress, through your faith;

For what thanksgiving can we render again to God concerning you for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on your account before our God;

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

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

For God did not call us unto uncleanness, but in sanctification.

But concerning brotherly love, ye have no need that one write to you; for ye yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

for, if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also those who fell asleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.

For this we say to You, in a word of the Lord, that we, the living who remain over to the coming of the Lord, shall in nowise precede those who fell asleep;

for ye yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief at night.

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

For those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunken are drunken at night.

Who died for us, that, whether we watch or sleep, we may live together with Him.

See that no one render to any one evil for evil; but always pursue that which is good, toward one another, and toward all.

In everything give thanks; for this is God's will in Christ Jesus respecting you.

Brethren, pray for us.