when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired on that day among all who have believed -- and you did in fact believe our testimony.

and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

that they all might be judged who did not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

And we -- we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,

to which He did call you through our good news, to the acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ;

and may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who did love us, and did give comfort age-during, and good hope in grace,

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the message of the Lord may continue to spread and prove its glorious power as it did among you,

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we did not behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;

It is not as though we did not have that right, but we wanted to give you an example to follow.

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,