and encourage you not to be led astray, any of you, in all these troubles. You know yourselves that this is what we must expect,

No one is to wrong or defraud his brother in this matter, for the Lord avenges all such things, as we told you before, in the most solemn terms.

So whoever disregards this is not disregarding man, but God, who gives you his holy Spirit.

Therefore, encourage one another with this truth.

Thank God whatever happens. For this is what God through Christ Jesus wants you to do.

He who calls you can be relied on, and he will do this.

I charge you in the Lord's name to have this letter read to all the brothers.