Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹³ But de we hēmeis ought opheilō always pantote to thank eucharisteō · ho God theos for peri you hymeis, brothers adelphos loved agapaō by hypo the Lord kyrios, because hoti God theos chose haireō you hymeis · ho as first fruits aparchē for eis salvation sōtēria, by en sanctification hagiasmos of the Spirit pneuma and kai belief pistis in the truth alētheia. ¹⁴ And kai he called kaleō you hymeis to eis this hos salvation through dia · ho our hēmeis gospel euangelion, that eis you might come to share peripoiēsis the glory doxa of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos.

¹⁵ So ara then oun, brothers adelphos, stand stēkō firm and kai hold krateō to the ho traditions paradosis that hos you were taught didaskō, either eite by dia what we said logos or eite what we hēmeis wrote epistolē.

¹⁶ Now de may · ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos himself autos and kai · ho God theos · ho our hēmeis Father patēr, who ho has loved agapaō us hēmeis and kai given didōmi us eternal aiōnios encouragement paraklēsis and kai good agathos hope elpis by en grace charis, ¹⁷ encourage parakaleō your hymeis · ho hearts kardia and kai establish stērizō you in en every pas good agathos work ergon and kai word logos.

3 · ho Finally loipos, brothers adelphos, pray proseuchomai for peri us hēmeis, that hina the ho word logos of the ho Lord kyrios may spread rapidly trechō and kai be honored doxazō, as kathōs in fact kai it was among pros you hymeis. ² Pray also kai that hina we may be delivered rhyomai from apo · ho unprincipled atopos and kai wicked ponēros men anthrōpos; for gar not ou all pas belong to the ho faith pistis.

³ But de the ho Lord kyrios is eimi faithful pistos; he hos will establish stērizō you hymeis and kai guard phylassō you from apo the ho evil one ponēros. ⁴ And de we are confident peithō in en the Lord kyrios regarding epi you hymeis, that hoti · kai you are doing poieō and kai will continue to do poieō the things hos we require parangellō of you.

⁵ Now de may the ho Lord kyrios direct kateuthunō your hymeis · ho hearts kardia into eis the ho love agapē of ho God theos and kai into eis the ho endurance hypomonē of ho Christ Christos.