So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,

And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with the angels of his power in flames of fire,

For this reason, you are ever in our prayers, that you may seem to our God such as may have a part in his purpose and that by his power he will make all his good purpose, and the work of faith, complete;

And we have faith in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things about which we give you orders.

For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,

For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others.

These words of love to you at the end are in my writing, Paul's writing, and this is the mark of every letter from me.