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because I am confident of this, that he who hath begun good workings in you will himself make perfect until the day of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

For so it is right for me to think concerning you all, because you are laid up in my heart; and in my bonds, and in the defence of the truth of the gospel, you are partakers with me in grace.

for he desired to see you all, and was anxious, because he knew that you had heard that he was sick.

because for the work of the Meshiha he had come nigh unto death, and was disregardful of his life, that he might accomplish that which you had wanted in the service which concerned me.

HENCEFORTH, my brethren, rejoice in our Lord. To write the very same (things) to you, to me is not weariness, because they make you [fn] cautious.

But I have not spoken because I have had need; for I have learned to make sufficient to me that which I have had.

Not because I seek the gift, but I seek that fruit may multiply unto you.

because our preaching was not in words only with you, but with power, and with the Spirit of Holiness, and with the persuasion of truth. Also you know how we were among you, on account of you;

so also we loved, and were desirous to impart to you, not only the gospel of Aloha, but also our life, because we loved you.

14 But you, my brethren, have become like the churches of Aloha which are in Jihud, who are in Jeshu Meshiha, because you likewise suffer [fn] from your fellow-country-men, [fn] as they also from the Jihudoyee;

And because we could not endure, we were willing to be left at Athinos alone,

on this account we were comforted in you, my brethren, in all our anxieties and our afflictions because of your faith.

And that you dare not transgress, and defraud the one man his brother in this matter, because our Lord is the avenger of all these, as we have also before told you and testified.

To give thanks we owe to Aloha at all time on behalf of you, my brethren, as it is proper; because your faith greatly increaseth, and the love of you all, of every man toward his neighbour, enlargeth;

3 Let no one deceive you by any one of the methods, [fn] because unless there shall come first the rebellion, [fn] and there be revealed the man of sin, the son of perdition;

and with all unrighteous deception which is done in them who perish, because they have not received the love of the truth by which they might have been saved.

But we are bound to give thanks unto Aloha at all time for you, our brethren, beloved in our Lord, because Aloha hath chosen you from the beginning unto salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit, and by the belief of the truth.

Not because we had not power, but because in ourselves we would give you an example, that you may imitate us.

who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious; but I received mercy, because while ignorant I did it, without faith.

because every creature of Aloha is good, and nothing to be abominated, if with thanksgiving it be received;