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

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead?Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.

But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.

You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.

we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you to lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

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

who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and did not please God, and are contrary to all men;

not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who do not know God;

Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.

for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

But we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you do not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

For those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.

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

But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,

He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.