We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you at our prayers,

For our glad tidings were not with you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what we were among you for your sakes:

for the word of the Lord sounded out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith which is towards God has gone abroad, so that we have no need to say anything;

for they themselves relate concerning us what entering in we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

For ye know yourselves, brethren, our entering in which we had to you, that it has not been in vain;

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile;

For we have not at any time been among you with flattering discourse, even as ye know, nor with a pretext for covetousness, God is witness;

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, not to be chargeable to any one of you, we have preached to you the glad tidings of God.

And for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received the word of the report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.

For ye, brethren, have become imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also have suffered the same things of your own countrymen as also they of the Jews,

But we, brethren, having been bereaved of you and separated for a little moment in person, not in heart, have used more abundant diligence to see your face with much desire;

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? are not ye also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

for ye are our glory and joy.

that no one might be moved by these afflictions. (For yourselves know that we are set for this;

for also, when we were with you, we told you beforehand we are about to be in tribulation, even as also it came to pass, and ye know.)

For this reason I also, no longer able to refrain myself, sent to know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter had tempted you and our labour should be come to nothing.

for this reason we have been comforted in you, brethren, in all our distress and tribulation, through your faith,

For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God,

For the rest, then, brethren, we beg you and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, even as ye have received from us how ye ought to walk and please God, even as ye also do walk, that ye would abound still more.

For ye know what charges we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;

For God has not called us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.

Now concerning brotherly love ye have no need that we should write to you, for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

For also ye do this towards all the brethren in the whole of Macedonia; but we exhort you, brethren, to abound still more,

For if we believe that Jesus has died and has risen again, so also God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.

(For this we say to you in the word of the Lord, that we, the living, who remain to the coming of the Lord, are in no way to anticipate those who have fallen asleep;

for the Lord himself, with an assembling shout, with archangel's voice and with trump of God, shall descend from heaven; and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

for ye know perfectly well yourselves, that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief by night.

for all ye are sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.

for they that sleep sleep by night, and they that drink drink by night;

because God has not set us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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

See that no one render to any evil for evil, but pursue always what is good towards one another and towards all;

in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus towards you;

Brethren, pray for us.