¹⁸ Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

²⁰ And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸ And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.