So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.
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
Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His
For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and espe
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;
but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stum
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
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that
In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone e
Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.
I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices w
If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disob
To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For o
Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably
We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.