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For our comfort did not spring from deception, nor from uncleanness, nor from enticing speech:

And we have not sought support from men, neither from you, nor from others, when we could have been burdensome on you for our maintenance, as the apostles of Christ should be.

For you remember, brethren, that we labored hard, working night and day, with our hands, so that we would not burden you.

For this cause also we thank God continually, because, when you received the word of God which you heard from us you received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which works effectively in you who believe.

For you, my brethren, have taken the pattern of the churches of God in Juda which are in Christ Jesus: for you also have suffered from the people of your own tribe, even as they have suffered from the Jews;

But we, brethren, have been deprived of your affection for a little while, yet only in presence and not in heart, so we have with great love vigorously endeavored to see your faces.

For what is our hope, our joy, or crown of our glorying? Is it not you in the presence of our LORD Jesus when he comes?

For you are our glory and our joy.

So that no man among you might be disheartened by these tribulations: for you, yourselves, know that this is our destiny.

For verily when we were with you, we told you before, that we should suffer tribulations; even as it has come to pass, and as you know.

For this reason also, when I could no longer wait, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor was in vain.

What thanks can we offer to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes,

For you know what commandments we gave you by our LORD Jesus.

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:

For God has not called you unto uncleanness but unto holiness.

Now concerning brotherly love, you do not need me to write to you for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so those who have died in Jesus, God will bring with him.

For this we say to you by the very word of our LORD, that we who are alive and remain unto the coming of our LORD shall not overtake those who are dead.

For our LORD himself shall descend from heaven with a shout and the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and those who died in Christ will rise first.

For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of our LORD comes just like a thief in the night.