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But you, brothers and sisters, are not living in darkness, and so that day will not surprise you like a thief.

So we should not be like other people who are sleeping, but we should be alert and have self-control.

But we belong to the day, so we should control ourselves. We should wear faith and love to protect us, and the hope of salvation should be our helmet.

God did not choose us to suffer his anger but to have salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Be sure that no one pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.

But test everything. Keep what is good,

The secret power of evil is already working in the world, but there is one who is stopping that power. And he will continue to stop it until he is taken out of the way.

So all those will be judged guilty who did not believe the truth, but enjoyed doing evil.

But the Lord is faithful and will give you strength and will protect you from the Evil One.

We had the right to ask you to help us, but we worked to take care of ourselves so we would be an example for you to follow.

We hear that some people in your group refuse to work. They do nothing but busy themselves in other people's lives.

But you, brothers and sisters, never become tired of doing good.

But do not treat them as enemies. Warn them as fellow believers.

They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand either what they are talking about or what they are sure about.

But we know that the law is good if someone uses it lawfully.

We also know that the law is not made for good people but for those who are against the law and for those who refuse to follow it. It is for people who are against God and are sinful, who are unholy and ungodly, who kill their fathers and mothers, who murder,

In the past I spoke against Christ and persecuted him and did all kinds of things to hurt him. But God showed me mercy, because I did not know what I was doing. I did not believe.

But the grace of our Lord was fully given to me, and with that grace came the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

But I was given mercy so that in me, the worst of all sinners, Christ Jesus could show that he has patience without limit. His patience with me made me an example for those who would believe in him and have life forever.

But I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to listen quietly,