Therefore,my belovedbrethren,be steadfast,immovable,alwaysaboundingin the workof the Lord,knowingthat your toilis not [in] vainin the Lord.
"But you, be strongand do not losecourage,for thereis rewardfor your work."
They sent[messages] to me fourtimesin thismanner,and I answeredthem in the sameway.
For he will neverbe shaken;The righteouswill be rememberedforever.
Moreover,by them Your servantis warned;In keepingthem there is greatreward.
Castyour burdenupon the LORDand He will sustainyou; He will neverallowthe righteousto be shaken.
Surelyin vainI have keptmy heartpureAnd washedmy handsin innocence;
For their heartwas not steadfasttowardHim, Norwere they faithfulin His covenant.
And not be like their fathers,A stubbornand rebelliousgeneration,A generationthat did not prepareits heartAnd whose spiritwas not faithfulto God.
He who pursuesrighteousnessand loyaltyFindslife,righteousnessand honor.
He saidto the manwith the witheredhand,"Getup and come forward!"
"And he saidto him also,'And you are to be overfivecities.'
NowifTimothycomes,seethat he is with you without cause to be afraid,for he is doingthe Lord'swork,as I alsoam.
Nowhe who plantsand he who watersare one;but eachwill receivehis ownrewardaccordingto his ownlabor.
Therefore,havingthesepromises,beloved,let us cleanseourselvesfrom alldefilementof fleshand spirit,perfectingholinessin the fearof God.
I fearfor you, that perhapsI have laboredoveryou in vain.
Let us not lose heartin doinggood,for in duetimewe will reapif we do not grow weary.
having been filledwith the fruitof righteousnesswhich [comes] throughJesusChrist,to the gloryand praiseof God.
And thisI pray,that your lovemay aboundstillmoreand morein real knowledgeand alldiscernment,
holding fastthe wordof life,sothat in the dayof ChristI will have reason to glorybecauseI did not runin vainnortoilin vain.
becausehe came closeto deathfor the workof Christ,riskinghis lifeto completewhat was deficientin your serviceto me.
Not that I seekthe giftitself, but I seekfor the profitwhich increasesto your account.
ifindeedyou continuein the faithfirmly establishedand steadfast,and not moved awayfrom the hopeof the gospelthat you have heard,which was proclaimedin allcreationunderheaven,and of whichI, Paul,was madea minister.
For eventhoughI am absentin body,neverthelessI amwith you in spirit,rejoicingto seeyour good disciplineand the stabilityof your faithin Christ.
having been firmly rooted[and now] being builtup in Him and establishedin your faith,justas you were instructed,[and] overflowingwith gratitude.
constantlybearing in mindyour workof faithand laborof loveand steadfastnessof hopein our LordJesusChristin the presenceof our Godand Father,
and may the Lordcauseyou to increaseand aboundin lovefor one another,and for all people,justas we also[do] for you;
so that no onewould be disturbedby theseafflictions;for you yourselvesknowthat we have been destinedfor this.
For thisreason,when I could endure[it] no longer,I alsosentto findout about your faith,for fearthat the temptermight have temptedyou, and our laborwould be in vain.
Finallythen,brethren,we requestand exhortyou in the LordJesus,that as you receivedfrom us [instruction] as to howyou oughtto walkand pleaseGod(justas you actuallydo walk),that you excelstill more.
We oughtalwaysto give thanksto Godfor you, brethren,as is [only] fitting,becauseyour faithis greatly enlarged,and the loveof eachoneof you towardone anothergrows [ever] greater;
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
equipyou in everygood thingto doHis will,workingin us that which is pleasingin His sight,throughJesusChrist,to whom[be] the gloryforeverand ever.Amen.
For we have becomepartakersof Christ,ifwe hold fastthe beginningof our assurancefirmuntilthe end,
For Godis not unjustso as to forgetyour workand the lovewhichyou have showntowardHis name,in having ministeredand in still ministeringto the saints.
Therefore,beloved,since you lookfor these things,be diligentto be foundby Him in peace,spotlessand blameless,
When she sawthat she was determinedto gowith her, she saidnomore to her.
