So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.

in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

I call on you solemnly in the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers and sisters.

For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

And so all of them who have not believed the truth but have delighted in evil will be condemned.

For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others.

Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

But we know that the law is good if someone uses it legitimately,

This accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that was entrusted to me.

To do this you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.

since he wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.

And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.

But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,

For we have brought nothing into this world and so we cannot take a single thing out either.

In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.

No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.

Think about what I am saying and the Lord will give you understanding of all this.

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; such is my gospel,