,weym\? ,new ,te/am5t 9 ,mod]n ,spee*1  
#a ,!ssalonians  ,?ird ,edition #aiac   
,r4 ,f4 ,weym\?      ,book #eb #a       
,!ssalonians  #jja3jja ,paul1 ,silas1 & 
,timo?y3  ,to ! ,*ur* ( ! ,!ssalonians  
:i* is 9 ,god ! ,fa!r & ! ,"l ,jesus    
,*ri/4         ,may grace & peace be    
grant$ to y4  #jja3jjb ,we cont9ually   
give ?anks to ,god because ( y all1     
:ile we make m5tion ( y 9 our pray]s4   
#jja3jjc ,= we nev] fail to rememb] y\r 
works ( fai? & lab\rs         ( love &  
y\r p]si/5t & unwav]+ hope 9 our        
,"l ,jesus ,*ri/ 9 ! pres5ce ( our ,god 
& ,fa!r2  #jja3jjd kn[+ z we d1 bre?r51 
t y are belov$ by ,god         & t ,he  
has *os5 y4  #jja3jje ,! ,good ,news t  
we br\ght y did n come to y         9   
words only1 b also ) p[] & ) ! ,holy ,_s
         & ) mu* c]ta9ty1 = y "k ! sort 
( m5 we         became among y1 z       
examples = y\r sakes4  #jja3jjf ,& y    
foll[$ ! patt]n set y by u & by ! ,ma/]1
         aft] y _h receiv$ ! ,message   
amid sev]e p]secution1         & yet ) !

 joy :i* ! ,holy ,_s gives1  #jja3jjg s 
t y became a patt]n to all ! believ]s   
?r\gh\t         ,mac$onia & ,greece4    
#jja3jjh ,= x 0 n only f y t ! ,ma/]'s  
,message s\nd$         =? ?r\gh\t       
,mac$onia & ,greece2 b ev]y:]e y\r      
fai? 9 ,god has become kn[n1 s t x is   
unnecess>y         = u to say any?+ ab\t
 x4  #jja3jji ,= :5 o!rs speak ( u !y   
report ! reception we         _h f y1 & 
h[ y turn$ f y\r idols to ,god1         
to be bonds]vants ( ! true & ev]-liv+   
,god1  #jja3jaj & to await ! return f   
,heav5 ( ,8 ,son1 :om ,he         rais$ 
f among ! dead--ev5 ,jesus1 our ,deliv]]
 f         ,god's com+ ang]4  #jjb3jja  
,= y y\rselves1 bre?r51 "k t our visit  
to y did         n fail ( its purpose4  
#jjb3jjb ,b1 z y w rememb]1 aft] we _h  
already met ) suff]+         & outrage  
at ,philippi1 we summon$ up boldness1 by
 ! help         ( our ,god1 to tell y   
,god's ,good ,news amid mu* opposition4 
#jjb3jjc ,= our prea*+ 0 n gr\nd$ on a  
delusion1 nor prompt$         by m+l$   

motives1 nor 0 !re fraud 9 x4  #jjb3jjd 
,b z ,god te/$ & approv$ u be=e entru/+ 
u )         ,8 ,good ,news1 s 9 :at we  
say we are seek+ n to please         m5 
b to please ,god1 :o te/s & approves our
 motives4  #jjb3jje ,=1 z y are well    
aw>e1 we h nev] us$ ! language         (
 flatt]y nor h we f\nd pretexts = enri*+
 ourselves--         ,god is our        
witness2  #jjb3jjf nor did we seek glory
 ei!r f y or f any o!r m]e m51          
al?\gh we might h /ood on our dignity z 
,*ri/'s ,apo/les4  #jjb3jjg ,on !       
contr>y1 9 our relations to y we %[$    
ourselves z         g5tle z a "m is :5  
%e t5d]ly nurses h] own *ildr54         
#jjb3jjh ,see+ t we 7 ?us drawn         
affectionately t[>ds y1         x w\ld h
 be5 a joy to u to h imp>t$ to y n      
only ,god's ,good ,news1 b to h giv5 our
 v lives also1         because y _h     
become v de> to u4  #jjb3jji ,= y       
rememb]1 bre?r51 our lab\r & toil3  h[1 
work+ night         & day s z n to      
become a burd5 to any "o ( y1         we

 came & proclaim$ among y ,god's ,good  
,news4  #jjb3jaj ,y y\rselves are       
witnesses--& ,god is witness--h[ holy   
& upright & blameless our deal+s ) y    
believ]s 74  #jjb3jaa ,= y "k t we act$ 
t[>ds e "o ( y z a fa!r         does    
t[>ds 8 own *ildr51 enc\rag+ & *e]+ y1  
#jjb3jab & implor+ y to live lives wor?y
 ( fell[%ip ) ,god         :o is invit+ 
y to %>e ,8 own ,k+%ip & glory4         
#jjb3jac ,& = ?is fur!r reason we r5d]  
unceas+ ?anks to ,god1         t :5 y   
receiv$ ,god's ,message f our lips1 x 0 
z no m]e message f m5 t y embrac$ x1 b  
z--         :at x really is--,god's     
,message1 :i* also does its "w         9
 ! he>ts ( y :o believe4  #jjb3jad ,= y1
 bre?r51 foll[$ ! example ( ! ,*ur*es ( 
,god         9 ,*ri/ ,jesus :i* are 9   
,judaea2 see+ t y endur$         ! same 
ill-treatm5t at ! h&s ( y\r c\ntrym51   
z !y did at ! h&s ( ! ,jews4  #jjb3jae  
,^? ,jewi% p]secutors kill$ bo? ! ,"l   
,jesus & ! ,prophets1         & drove u 
out ( _! mid/4  ,!y are displeas+ to    

,god1         & are ! enemies ( all     
mank9d2  #jjb3jaf = !y /ill try to      
prev5t our prea*+ to ! ,g5tiles         
s t !y may f9d salvation4  ,!y ?us      
cont9ually fill         up ! measure (  
_! own s9s1 & ,god's ang] 9 its         
sev]e/ =m has ov]tak5 !m4  #jjb3jag ,b  
we1 bre?r51 hav+ be5 = a %ort "t sep>at$
         f y 9 bodily pres5ce1 ?\gh n 9 
he>t1         endeav\r$ all ! m e>ne/ly1
 ) int5se long+1         to see y face  
to face4  #jjb3jah ,on ?is acc\nt we    
want$ to come to y--at lea/ ,i ,paul    
want$ aga9 & aga9 to d s--b ,satan h9d]$
 u4  #jjb3jai ,= :at is our hope or joy1
 or ! cr[n ( :i* we boa/8         ,is x 
n y y\rselves 9 ! pres5ce ( our ,"l     
,jesus         at ,8 ,com+8  #jjb3jbj   
,yes1 y are our glory & our joy4        
#jjc3jja ,s :5 we c\ld endure x no      
long]1 we decid$ to rema9         beh9d 
9 ,a!ns alone2  #jjc3jjb & s5t ,timo?y  
our bro!r & ,god's m9i/] 9 ! s]vice     
( ,*ri/'s ,good ,news1 t he might help y
 spiritually         & enc\rage y 9 y\r 

fai?2  #jjc3jjc t none ( y might be     
unn]v$ by y\r pres5t trials3         = y
 y\rselves "k t !y are our appo9t$ lot4 
#jjc3jjd ,= ev5 :5 we 7 ) y1 we =ew>n$  
y1 say+1         ,we are soon to suff]  
affliction2 & ?is actually happ5$1      
z y well "k4  #jjc3jje ,= ?is reason ,i 
also1 :5 ,i c\ld no long] endure        
! unc]ta9ty1 s5t to "k ! condition ( y\r
 fai?1         le/ p]*ance ! ,tempt]    
might h tempt$ y & our         lab\r h  
be5 lo/4  #jjc3jjf ,b n[ t ,timo?y has  
rec5tly come back to u f y1         &   
has br\ght u ! happy tid+s ( y\r fai? & 
love1         & has told u h[ y /ill    
*]i% a con/ant & affectionate           
recollection ( u1 & are long+ to see u z
 we also long         to see y--        
#jjc3jjg = ?is reason 9 our di/ress &   
tr\ble we h be5         com=t$ ab\t y1  
bre?r51 by y\r fai?4  #jjc3jjh ,= n[    
life is = u life inde$1 s9ce y are /&+  
fa/ 9 ! ,"l4  #jjc3jji ,= :at ?anksgiv+ 
on y\r behalf c we possibly (f]         
to ,god 9 return = all ! joy :i* fills  

our s\ls be=e         our ,god = y1     
#jjc3jaj :ile night & day1 ) int5se     
e>ne/ness1 we pray t we         may see 
y\r faces1 & may br+ to p]fection :atev]
         may be /ill lack+ 9 y\r fai?8  
#jjc3jaa ,b may our ,god & ,fa!r        
,himself--& our ,"l ,jesus--            
guide u on our way to y2  #jjc3jab & z =
 y1 may ! ,"l tea* y to love "o ano!r   
& all m51 ) a gr[+ & a gl[+ love1       
resembl+ our         love = y4  #jjc3jac
 ,?us ,he w build up y\r *>act]s1 s t y 
w be         faultlessly holy 9 !       
pres5ce ( our ,god & ,fa!r at         ! 
,com+ ( our ,"l ,jesus ) all ,8 holy    
ones4  #jjd3jja ,moreov]1 bre?r51 z y   
le>nt f our lips ! lives         :i* y  
ought to live1 & d live1 s z to please  
,god1         we beg & exhort y 9 ! "n (
 ! ,"l ,jesus to live         !m m & m  
truly4  #jjd3jjb ,= y "k ! comm&s :i* we
 laid ^u y by ! au?ority         ( ! ,"l
 ,jesus4  #jjd3jjc ,= ?is is ,god's     
w--y\r purity ( life1 t y         ab/a9 
f =nication2  #jjd3jjd t ea* man among y

 %all "k h[ to procure a wife         :o
 %all be 8 own 9 purity & hon\r2        
#jjd3jje t y be n ov]ma/]$ by lu/ful    
crav+s1 l ! ,g5tiles         :o h no k (
 ,god2  #jjd3jjf & t 9 ?is matt] !re be 
no encroa*+ on !         rights ( a     
bro!r ,*ri/ian & no ov]rea*+ him4       
,= ! ,"l is an av5g] 9 all su* cases1 z 
we h         already taught y & solemnly
 w>n$ y4  #jjd3jjg ,god has n call$ u to
 an unclean life1 b to "o ( purity4     
#jjd3jjh ,!re=e a defiant _s 9 su* a    
case provokes n man         b ,god1 :o  
puts ,8 ,holy ,_s into y\r he>ts4       
#jjd3jji ,b on ! subject ( love = !     
bro!rhood x is unnecess>y         = me  
to write to y1 = y y\rselves h be5      
taught         by ,god to love "o ano!r2
  #jjd3jaj & inde$ y d love all ! bre?r5
 ?r\gh\t ,mac$onia4         ,& we exhort
 y to d s m & m1  #jjd3jaa & to vie ) "o
 ano!r 9 eag]ness = peace1         e "o 
m9d+ 8 own bus9ess & work+ ) 8 h&s1     
z we ord]$ y to d3  #jjd3jab s z to live
 wor?y lives 9 relation to outsid]s1 & n

         be a burd5 to any "o4  #jjd3jac
 ,n[1 conc]n+ ^? :o f "t to "t pass     
away1         we w\ld n h y to be       
ignorant1 bre?r51 le/ y         %\ld    
m\rn z o!rs d :o h no hope4  #jjd3jad ,=
 if we believe t ,jesus has di$ & ris5  
aga91         we also believe t1 ?r\gh  
,jesus1 ,god w br+ ) ,him         ^? :o 
%all h pass$ away4  #jjd3jae ,= ?is we  
decl>e to y on ! ,"l's own au?ority--   
t we :o are alive & cont9ue on e>? until
 ! ,com+         ( ! ,"l1 %all c]ta9ly n
 =e/all ^? :o %all         h previ\sly  
pass$ away4  #jjd3jaf ,= ! ,"l ,himself 
w come d[n f ,heav5 ) a l\d ^w         (
 comm&1 & ) an ar*angel's voice & !     
trumpet ( ,god1         & ! dead 9 ,*ri/
 w rise fir/4  #jjd3jag ,aft]w>ds we :o 
are alive & are /ill on e>? w be caught 
up 9 _! company amid cl\ds to meet ! ,"l
 9 ! air4  #jjd3jah ,& s we %all be ) ! 
,"l = ev]4  ,!re=e enc\rage         "o  
ano!r ) ^! words4  #jje3jja ,b z to     
times & dates x is unnecess>y t any?+   
be writt5 to y4  #jje3jjb ,= y y\rselves

 "k p]fectly well t ! day ( ! ,"l       
comes l a ?ief 9 ! night4  #jje3jjc     
,:ile !y are say+ ,peace & safety6 !n 9 
a mom5t         de/ruction falls ^u !m1 
l bir?-pa9s on a woman         :o is )  
*ild2 & escape !re is none4  #jje3jjd ,b
 y1 bre?r51 are n 9 d>kness1 t daylight 
%\ld         surprise y l a ?ief2       
#jje3jje = all ( y are sons ( ,light &  
sons ( ! day4         ,we belong nei!r  
to ! night nor to d>kness4  #jje3jjf ,s 
!n let u n sleep1 l ! re/ ( ! _w1 b let 
u keep awake & be sob]4  #jje3jjg ,= ^? 
:o sleep1 sleep at night1 & ^? :o dr9k  
freely1         dr9k at night4  #jje3jjh
 ,b let u1 belong+--z we d--to ! day1 be
 sob]1         putt+ on ! brea/plate (  
fai? & love1 & = a helmet         ! hope
 ( salvation4  #jje3jji ,= ,god has n   
pre-de/9$ u to meet ,8 ang]1 b to obta9 
salvation ?r\gh our ,"l ,jesus ,*ri/2   
#jje3jaj :o di$ on our behalf1 s t :e!r 
we are awake or are         sleep+ we   
may %>e ,8 ,life4  #jje3jaa ,!re=e      
enc\rage "o ano!r1 & let ea* "o help    

to /r5g!n 8 fri5d1 z 9 fact y d4        
#jje3jab ,n[ we beg y1 bre?r51 to %[    
respect = ^? :o         lab\r among y & 
are y\r lead]s 9 ,*ri/ian "w1         & 
are y\r advis]s2  #jje3jac & to e/eem !m
 v highly 9 love = _! "w's sake4        
,be at peace among y\rselves4  #jje3jad 
,& we exhort y1 bre?r51 admoni% !       
unruly1 com=t ! timid1         su/a9 !  
weak1 & be pati5t t[>ds all4  #jje3jae  
,see to x t no "o ev] repays ano!r )    
evil = evil2         b always seek      
opportunities ( do+ good bo? to "o      
ano!r & to all ! _w4  #jje3jaf ,be      
always joyful4  #jje3jag ,be unceas+ 9  
pray]4  #jje3jah ,9 e circum/ance ( life
 be ?ankful2 = ?is is ,god's         w 9
 ,*ri/ ,jesus respect+ y4  #jje3jai ,d n
 qu5* ! ,_s4  #jje3jbj ,d n ?9k meanly (
 utt]ances ( prophecy2  #jje3jba b te/  
all su*1 & reta9 hold ( ! good4         
#jje3jbb ,hold y\rselves alo( f e =m (  
evil4  #jje3jbc ,& may ,god ,himself :o 
gives peace1 make y entirely holy2      
& may y\r spirits1 s\ls & bodies be     

pres]v$ complete         & be f\nd      
blameless at ! ,com+ ( our ,"l ,jesus   
,*ri/4  #jje3jbd ,fai?ful is ,he :o     
calls y1 & ,he w also p]fect ,8 "w4     
#jje3jbe ,bre?r51 pray = u4  #jje3jbf   
,greet all ! bre?r5 ) a holy kiss4      
#jje3jbg ,i solemnly *>ge y 9 ! ,"l's "n
 to h ?is ,lett]         read to all !  
bre?r54  #jje3jbh ,may ! grace ( our ,"l
 ,jesus ,*ri/ be ) y4