so that you are an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

For from you the word of the Lord echoed out, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but in every place your faith which is towards God has gone forth; so that we have no need to say any thing:

but as we were approved of God that the gospel should be intrusted unto us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who is proving our hearts,

being so desirous of you, that we are anxious not only to give the gospel of God, but our own souls, because you are beloved unto us.

But, brethren, we having been absent from you for the space of an hour, in presence, not in heart, we were the more exceedingly anxious to see your face with much desire.

But Timothy, having already come to us from you, and proclaimed to us the good news of your faith and your divine love, and that you always have a good mention of us, longing to see us, as we do to see you;

night and day praying incessantly that we may see your face, and perfect the deficiencies of your faith?

For if we believe that Jesus died and is risen, so also will God bring with him those who sleep in Jesus.

then we who are alive, who are left, will at the same time along with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be always with the Lord.

So comfort one another with these words.

for you yourselves know well, that the day of the Lord is so coming like a thief in the night.

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.

See that no one may return evil for evil to any one; but always pursue good toward one another, and toward all.