because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.

For this is God’s will: that you become holy, that you keep away from sexual immorality,

We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person and make up what may be lacking in your faith.

Now on the topic of brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and encourage you about your faith,

Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.