We had just been through ill-treatment and insults at Philippi, as you remember, but, in the face of great opposition, we took courage by the help of our God, and told you God's good news.

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

Thank God whatever happens. For this is what God through Christ Jesus wants you to do.

May God himself, the giver of peace, consecrate you through and through. Spirit, soul, and body, may you be kept sound, and be found irreproachable when our Lord Jesus Christ comes.