And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved; with the result that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them at last.

But since we were taken away from you, brethren, for a short time, in person not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire to see you face to face.

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, just as we long to see you

For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.

Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

and indeed you do love all the brethren throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, to do so more and more.

But we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.

But you, brethren, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us be alert and sober.

But, since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

For God has not destined us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

But we ask you, brethren, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,

See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.

But test everything; hold fast to what is good.

so that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in wickedness.

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves an example for you to follow.

For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, not doing any work at all, but acting like busybodies.

But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary of doing good.

Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.

But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully,

realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers

But I received mercy for this reason, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience for an example to those who would believe in him for eternal life.

but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess godliness.

And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.

But women will be saved through the bearing of children, if they continue in faith and love and holiness with self-restraint.

not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

The women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.

For bodily training is of some value, but godliness is of value in all things, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

Let no one look down on your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice their religion in regard to their own family and to make some return to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.

But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to marry,

Besides, they learn to be idle, going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to.

No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but they must serve them all the better, because those who benefit by their service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these duties.

he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, which produce envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions,

But godliness with contentment is itself great gain.

But if we have food and clothing, with these we shall be content.

But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with everything to enjoy.

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power and love and self-discipline.

So do not be ashamed to testify of our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,

who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and the grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,

but has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

For this reason I also suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.

but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me

for which I am suffering even to the point of wearing chains like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.

Remind them of these things, and charge them in the presence of God to avoid disputing about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.

In a large house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and earthenware, and some for noble use, some for ignoble.

And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, patient when wronged,

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of stress.

holding a form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid such people.

But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, knowing from whom you learned it,

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires,

But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

In the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved his appearing.

But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

At my first defense no one came to my support, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them.

But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was rescued from the lion's mouth.

Erastus remained at Corinth, but Trophimus I left sick at Miletus.

but hospitable, a lover of what is good, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled;

To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are corrupted and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable and disobedient, unfit for any good deed.

But as for you, teach what befits sound doctrine.

The older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not to be slanderers or slaves to much wine, but they are to teach what is good,

and not to steal, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in everything they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,

he saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but because of his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit,

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and quarrels about the Law, for they are unprofitable and useless.

Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me.

but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will.

no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the world.

But of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever, and the righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.

they will perish, but you remain; they will all grow old like a garment,

you will roll them up like a mantle; and like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end."

But to which of the angels has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies a stool for your feet"?

But there is a place where someone has testified, "What is man that you are mindful of him, or the son of man that you care for him?

But we see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned, but with the descendants of Abraham.

For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.

but Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "Today," so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

And to whom did he swear that they would never enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?

For we also have had the good news preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.

And there is no creature hidden from his sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

And no one takes the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was.

So also Christ did not exalt himself to become a high priest, but it was he who said to him, "You are my son, today I have begotten you";

But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their sense trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.

But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed; its end is to be burned.

so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.