¹¹ as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and ^[a]charged every one of you, as a father does his own children, ^12 (A)that you would walk worthy of God ^(B)who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

Their Conversion

¹³ For this reason we also thank God ^(C)without ceasing, because when you ^(D)received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it ^(E)not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively ^(F)works in you who believe.

¹⁷ But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart ^(A)that form of doctrine to which you were ^[a]delivered.

¹⁸ knowing that you were not redeemed with ^[a]corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, ¹⁹ but ^(A)with the precious blood of Christ, ^(B)as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. ^20 (C)He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was ^[b]manifest ^(D)in these last times for you ²¹ who through Him believe in God, ^(E)who raised Him from the dead and ^(F)gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

The Enduring Word

²² Since you ^(G)have purified your souls in obeying the truth ^[c]through the Spirit in ^[d]sincere ^(H)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,