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

For ye yourselves know, brothers, our entrance with you, that it has not become empty.

Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles so that they might be saved, in order to fill up their sins always. But wrath came upon them finally.

for no man to be disturbed by these afflictions. For ye yourselves know that we are set for this.

For also when we were with you we foretold you that we were going to be oppressed, just as it also happened, and ye know.

But now of Timothy, having come to us from you, and having proclaimed good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye always have a good recollection of us, longing to see us, just as we also you,

Finally therefore, brothers, we ask you, and summon in Lord Jesus, that just as ye received from us how ye ought to walk and to please God, that ye may abound more.

so that ye may walk properly toward those outside, and may have nothing lacking.

But we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about those who are asleep, so that ye may not grieve, as also the others who have no hope.

For if we believe that Jesus died and arose, so also those who became asleep through Jesus, God will bring with him.

For this we say to you in the word of Lord, that we who are alive, who remain for the coming of the Lord, will no, not precede those who became asleep.

For ye yourselves know accurately that the day of Lord so comes as a thief in the night.

But ye, brothers, are not in darkness, so that the day would seize you as a thief.

So that, whether we are awake or sleep, we should live together with him.

See that not any man repays evil for evil to any man, but always pursue the good, both for each other and for all.

I adjure you by the Lord that the letter be read to all the holy brothers.