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so let's not be asleep, like the rest are; on the contrary, let us stay alert and sober.

who died on our behalf so that whether we are alive or dead, we may live along with him.

He will oppose himself to everything that people call a god or make an object of worship; he will put himself above them all, so that he will sit in the Temple of God and proclaim that he himself is God .

And now you know what is restraining, so that he may be revealed in his own time.

This is why God is causing them to go astray, so that they will believe the Lie.

He called you to this through our Good News, so that you could have the glory of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

We did not accept anyone's food without paying; on the contrary, we labored and toiled, day and night, working so as not to be a burden to any of you.

It was not that we hadn't the right to be supported, but so that we could make ourselves an example to imitate.

Furthermore, if anyone does not obey what we are saying in this letter, take note of him and have nothing to do with him, so that he will be ashamed.

As I counseled you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus, so that you may order certain people who are teaching a different doctrine to stop.

So here is a statement you can trust, one that fully deserves to be accepted: the Messiah came into the world to save sinners, and I'm the number one sinner!

But this is precisely why I received mercy — so that in me, as the number one sinner, Yeshua the Messiah might demonstrate how very patient he is, as an example to those who would later come to trust in him and thereby have eternal life.

So to the King — eternal, imperishable and invisible, the only God there is — let there be honor and glory for ever and ever! Amen.

This charge, son Timothy, I put to you, in keeping with the prophecies already made about you, so that by these prophecies you may fight the good fight,

among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander. I have turned them over to the Adversary, so that they will learn not to insult God.

including kings and all in positions of prominence; so that we may lead quiet and peaceful lives, being godly and upright in everything.

Furthermore, he must be well regarded by outsiders, so that he won't fall into disgrace and into the Adversary's trap.

so that if I am delayed, you may know how one should behave in the household of God, which is the Messianic Community of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

Be diligent about this work, throw yourself into it, so that your progress may be clear to everyone.

Pay attention to yourself and to the teaching, continue in it, for by so doing you will deliver both yourself and those who hear you.