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:

For you know, brethren, our coming unto you, that it was not in vain:

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,

For at that time we were not in word of flattery, as you know, nor in a pretext of covetousness, God is our witness;

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.

For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil: night and day working, that we should burden no one of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

and testifying, that you walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

forbidding that we should speak to the Gentiles in order that they may be saved; that they may fill up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

that no one should be shaken in these tribulations. For you know that for this we are appointed.

For indeed, when we were with you, we foretold you that we are about to suffer tribulation; as indeed took place, and you know it.

Therefore I indeed, no longer containing, sent that I might know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter tempted you, and our labor may be in vain.

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?

Finally therefore, brethren, we pray you and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how it behooves you to walk about and to please God, as you do indeed walk about, in order that you may abound more and more.

For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you abstain from fornication;

that each one of you know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor,

that one should overreach and defraud his brother in a business transaction: because the Lord is the avenger concerning these things, as we indeed before told you and witnessed to you.

But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another with divine love;

for you indeed are doing the same thing unto all the brethren in all Macedonia. And we exhort you, brethren, that you abound more and more;

and that you aspire to be quiet, and to prosecute your own employments, and work with your hands, as we proclaimed unto you;

in order that you may walk about circumspectly toward the aliens, and you may have need of nothing.

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep; in order that you may not sorrow, even as those having no hope.

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

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,

But concerning the times and seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write to you;

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

But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may overtake you like a thief:

the one having died for us, in order that, whether we are awake or asleep, we shall at the same time live with him.

and that you yourselves esteem them exceedingly in divine love for the sake of their work. Live in peace among yourselves.

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

I adjure you in the name of the Lord, that this epistle shall be read to all the brethren.