for we can never forget before our God and Father your energetic faith, your loving service, and your unwavering expectation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything.

For as you well know, we never came with words of flattery nor with a pretext for greed—God is our witness—

You can testify, [just] as God can, how holy, righteous and blameless our conduct was toward you believers.

as they try to keep us from telling the gentiles how they can be saved. As a result, they are constantly adding to the number of sins they have committed. However, wrath has overtaken them at last!

Brothers, when we were bereft of you for a little while (out of sight, not out of mind), we were the more eager to see you. We had a keen longing for you.

for what can be our hope, or joy, what can crown our pretensions, unless it be you, when we shall appear before the Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

For now we can go on living, as long as you continue to stand firm in the Lord.

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

Night and day we pray very earnestly that we will be able to see you in person, so we can provide what is lacking in your faith.

that he go not beyond and gain an advantage over his brother in the matter; because the Lord is an avenger of all these things, as we also told you before, and solemnly testified.

For we speak this to you in the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left unto the coming of the Lord, can not anticipate those who are asleep,

When they may say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail upon a woman in gestation; and they can not escape.

but we must be sober, we who belong to the day, clad in faith and love as our coat of mail, with the hope of salvation as our helmet ??9 for God destined us not for Wrath but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

For God has not destined us for his wrath, but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Make sure that no one does anything wrong to someone who wrongs him, but always look for something good you can do for one another and for everyone.

But test all things carefully [so you can recognize what is good]. Hold firmly to that which is good.

He who calls you can be relied on, and he will do this.