For from you sounded forth the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith towards God went out; so that we have no need to speak any thing.

For they themselves proclaim of us what entrance we have to you, and how ye turned to God from images to serve the living and true God;

But as we have been tried by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, trying our hearts:

Wherefore we would have come to you, I Paul, truly also once and twice; and the adversary hindered us.

For this I also, no more concealing, sent to know your faith, lest some way he tempting have tempted you, and our labor be in vain.

And now Timothy having come to us from you, and having announced to us the good news, your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance. of us always, greatly desiring to see us, as we also you:

Not to pass over and have the advantage over his brother in business: because the Lord just for all these, as we told you before and testified.

And for brotherly love ye have no need to write to you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

That ye should walk becomingly to them without, and have need of nothing.

And of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need to write to you.