because our Gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we became toward you, for your sake.

For from you has sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith toward God has gone forth; so that we have no need to speak anything;

Ye are witnesses, and God, how piously and righteously and unblamably we behaved toward you who believe;

and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, as we also do toward you,

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be long-suffering toward all.

See that no one render to any one evil for evil; but always pursue that which is good, toward one another, and toward all.