1 Finally therefore, brethren, we entreat you and we exhort in Lord Jesus, as you received from us the how it behooves you to walk and to please God, so that you may abound more;
2 you know for, what commands we gave to you by the Lord Jesus.
3 This for is will of the God, the sanctification of you; to abstain you from the fornication;
4 to have known each one of you the of himself vessel to possess in satisfaction and honor,
5 not in passion of inordinate desire, as even the Gentiles those not knowing the God;
6 that not to overstep and cheat in the matter the brother of himself; because an avenger the Lord concerning all these things, as also we before said to you and fully testified.
7 Not for did call us the God for impurity, but in sanctification.
8 Therefore the one setting aside, not man sets aside, but the God, that also having given the spirit of himself the holy to us.
9 Concerning but the brotherly love, no need you have to write to you; yourselves for you God taught are into the to love each other;
10 also for you do it to all the brethren those in whole the Macedonia. We exhort but you, brethren, to abound more;
11 and to strive earnestly to be quiet, and to do the things your own, and to work with the own hands of you, as to you we commanded;
12 so that you walk becomingly towards those outside, and of nothing need may have.
13 Not we wish but you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those having fallen asleep, so that not you may grieve, as even the others those not having a hope.
14 If for we believe, that Jesus died and arose, so and the God those having slept through the Jesus will lead out with him.
15 This for to you we may say by word of Lord, that we the living ones those being left over to the coming of the Lord, not not may precede those having slept.
16 Because himself the lord with a command, with a voice of a chief messenger, and with a trumpet of God will come down from heaven, and the dead ones in Anointed will be raised first;
17 afterwards we the living ones those being left over at the same time with them shall be caught away in clouds for a meeting of the Lord into air; and so always with Lord shall we be.
18 Therefore comfort you each other in the words these.
1 Furthermore, we encourage you, brothers, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you ought to walk, and to please God, so you would abound more and more.
2 You know the commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
3 This is the will of God, for your sanctification holinesspurification, that you should abstain from fornication.
4 Every one of you should know how to possess his own vessel in holiness and honor,
5 not in the lust of sexual desire like the nations who do not know God.
6 Let no man defraud his brother in any matter. Jehovah is the avenger of this. We also have warned you and testified.
7 For God has not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness.
8 He therefore that rejects this, rejects not man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to us.
9 I do not need to write you about brotherly love. For God taught you to love one another.
10 Indeed, you do it toward all the brothers in all Macedonia: but we encourage you to increase more and more.
11 Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and mind your own business, and work with your hands, as we command you.
12 That way you may walk honestly in the eyes of those on the outside and lack nothing.
13 I do not want you to be ignorant brothers, concerning those who are asleep in death. You do not need to sorrow like others who have no hope.
14 If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, God will bring with him those who sleep in Jesus.
15 We tell you this by Gods Word, that we who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not precede those who are asleep.
16 For the Lord will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 We that are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so will we ever be with the Lord.
18 Comfort one another with these words.