We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove out us, and please not God, and are contrary to all men;

for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith:

For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you;

to the end he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more;

for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness;

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

prove all things; hold fast that which is good;

Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.

I adjure you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the brethren.