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2 Thessalonians 3:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He has made us sure that you are obeying what we taught you and that you will keep on obeying.

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and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world.

My friends, I am sure that you are very good and that you have all the knowledge you need to teach each other.

In fact, all I will talk about is how Christ let me speak and work, so that the Gentiles would obey him.

He will give eternal life to everyone who has patiently done what is good in the hope of receiving glory, honour, and life that lasts for ever.

If you think of yourself as a prophet or a spiritual person, you will know that I am writing only what the Lord has commanded.

Being circumcised or uncircumcised isn't really what matters. The important thing is to obey God's commands.

The reason I want to be happy is to make you happy. I wrote as I did because I didn't want to visit you and be made to feel bad, when you should make me feel happy.

I also wrote because I wanted to test you and find out if you would follow my instructions.

We are also sending someone else with Titus and the other follower. We approve of this man. In fact, he has already shown us many times that he wants to help. And now he wants to help even more than ever, because he trusts you so much.

but you belong to the Lord. That makes me certain that you will do what I say, instead of what someone else tells you to do. Whoever is causing trouble for you will be punished.

God is the one who began this good work in you, and I am certain that he won't stop before it is complete on the day that Christ Jesus returns.

My dear friends, you always obeyed when I was with you. Now that I am away, you should obey even more. So work with fear and trembling to discover what it really means to be saved.

and you already have shown your love for all his people in Macedonia. But, my dear friends, we ask you to do even more.

So, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask and beg these people to settle down and start working for a living.

My dear friends, in the name of the Lord Jesus, I beg you not to have anything to do with any of your people who waste their time and refuse to obey the instructions we gave you.

I am sure you will do all I have asked, and even more.




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