Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, g
We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing
And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love fo
I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that
Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God o
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,
For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—
Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only he
He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even mor
Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with y
In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.
Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He
I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in
But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bol
As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appe
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to