For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain:

For our exhortation was not from deceit, nor from impurity, nor in guile;

But as we were allowed by God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts.

So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted to you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear to us.

For ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil: for laboring night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

For this cause also we thank God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

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

Night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles who know not God:

For God hath not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness.

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given to us his holy Spirit.

But concerning brotherly love ye need not that I write to you: for ye yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

That ye may walk honestly towards them that are without, and that ye may have need of nothing.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them who are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others who have no hope.

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain to the coming of the Lord shall not precede them who are asleep.

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write to you.

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

Ye are all children of light, and children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that are drunken, are drunken in the night.

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Quench not the spirit.

Despise not prophesyings.