We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention in our prayers;

because our gospel came not unto you in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as you know what sort we were among you for your sakes.

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 they proclaim concerning what kind of reception we had unto you; and how you turned to God from the idols, to serve the true and the living God,

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

For our exhortation was not from delusion, nor from impurity, nor in guile:

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

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.

For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Jesus Christ: because you suffered the same things from your fellow tribes, as they also from the Jews;

But, brethren, we having been absent from you for the space of an hour, in presence, not in heart, we were the more exceedingly anxious to see your face with much desire.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing, except you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

For you are our glory and joy.

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.

For what thanks are we able to render unto God in your behalf, for all the joy with which we rejoice on account of you before our God;

For you know what promises we gave unto you through our Lord Jesus.

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

For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.

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;

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,

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

for you are all the sons of light, and the sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness;

For those sleeping, sleep in the night; and those who are drunken, get drunk in the night:

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.

in every thing give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus towards you.

Brethren, pray for us.