For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

You are witnesses, and so is God, as to how holy and righteous and blameless our conduct was toward you who believe.

For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God?

Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God (as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.

that each of you know how to possess his own body in holiness and honor,