Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

And I wrote this very thing to you, lest when I came, I should have sorrow from those from whom I ought to have joy, having confidence in you all that my joy is [the joy] of you all.

There[fore] I rejoice that in everything I am confident in you.

And we sent together with them our brother whom we often approved in many things, being diligent, but now [being] much more diligent, by [his] great confidence in you.

I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will be intent on nothing else; but he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he may be.

having been persuaded of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus;

Having been persuaded of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother living in idleness, and not according the tradition which they received from us.

And to such [people] we command and urge by our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

to those who by the endurance of good works are seeking glory and honor and incorruption--eternal life.

For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ did not work out through me, in word and deed, for the obedience of [the] Gentiles--

Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God.

If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or [is] spiritual, let him recognize that the things which I am writing to you are the commandments of the Lord.

For to this end I also wrote, so that I might put you to the test, [to see] if you are obedient in all things.

And his affections are far greater toward you as he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him.

So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

Finally then, brothers, we request of you and exhort [you] in the Lord Jesus, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you should abound more.

For you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

For indeed you do so toward all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you increase more and more,