that our gospel came not to you in word only, but with power and with the Holy Spirit and with full assurance, as you know what we were among you for your sakes.

so that you became an example to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

For from you the word of the Lord was proclaimed not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith with respect to God went into every place, so that we had no need to say any thing;

For you know, brothers, our introduction to you that it was not in vain,

For you remember, brothers, our labor and weariness; that working night and day not to be burdensome to any one of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

You are witnesses, and God, how piously, and righteously, and blamelessly we were with you that believe,

For this cause also we thank God without ceasing, that receiving the word of God heard from us, you received not a word of men, but, as it is in truth, a word of God, who also works in you that believe.

forbidding us to speak to the gentiles that they may be saved, that they may fill up their sins always; and the wrath has come on them to the utmost.

that no one should be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed for this;

for indeed when we came to you, we told you before that we were about to suffer affliction, as it also happened, and you know.

But now Timothy having come to us from you and told us the good news of your faith and love, and that you have a good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us, as we also you,

FINALLY, therefore, brothers, we beseech and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, as you have received from us how you ought to walk and please God, that you abound still more.

For this is the will of God, your purity, that you should abstain from fornication,

that each one should know how to have his wife in purity and honor,

that he should not go beyond and defraud his brother in the matter, because the Lord is a punisher of all these, as we also told you before and fully testified.

He therefore that despises, despises not man, but God, who also gives us his Holy Spirit.

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that I should write to you; for you are taught by God to love one another;

that you may walk becomingly towards those without and have need of nothing.

And we wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those that have fallen asleep, that you may not grieve as others who have no hope.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also will God bring with him those that have fallen asleep on account of Jesus.

For we tell you this by the word of the Lord, that we who live and remain till the coming of the Lord, shall not anticipate those that have fallen asleep,

But concerning the times and season, brothers, you have no need that I should write to you;

for you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the day should come upon you like a thief;

For they that sleep sleep in the night, and they that are drunk drink in the night;

who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we may live together with him.

See that no one renders evil for evil, but always pursue the good both one to another and to all.

Faithful is he that calls you, who will also perform.

I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brothers.