'Finally,1then,2brothers,3we ask4and6urge7you5in8the Lord9Jesus,10that11as12you received13from14us15how17you19ought18to walk20and21to please22God,23just as24you are doing,26that27you do so more28and more.29 For2you know1what3instructions4we gave5you6through7the8Lord9Jesus.10 For2this1is3the will4of God,6your9sanctification:8thatyou11abstain10from12sexual immorality;14 thateach one2of you3know1howto control7his own5body6in8holiness9and10honor,11 not1in2the passion3of lust4like5the7Gentiles8who11donot10know11God;13 that1no2onetransgress3and4wrong5his11brother10in6this7matter,8because12the Lord14isan avenger13in15all16these things,17as18we told20you21beforehand20and22solemnly warned23you. For2God6has3not1called3us4for7impurity,8but9in10holiness.11 Therefore1whoever disregards23this,disregards6not4man5but7God,9who gives12his15Holy17Spirit14to18you.19 Now2concerning1brotherly love4you have7no5need6for anyoneto write8to you,9for11you12yourselves10have been14taught by God13to love17one another,18 for2that4indeed1is whatyou are doing3to5all6the7brothers8throughout11Macedonia.13But15we urge14you,16brothers,17to do [this] more18andmore,19 and1to aspire2to live quietly,3and4to mind5yourown affairs,67and8to work with9your13hands,12as14we instructed16you,15 so that1you may walk2properly3before4outsiders56and7be10[dependent]9onno one.8 But3we do2not1want2you4to be uninformed,5brothers,6about7those8who are asleep,9that10you may12not11grieve12as13others16dowho have19no18hope.20 For2since1we believe3that4Jesus5died6and7rose again,8even10so,9through15Jesus,17God12will bring18with19him20those13who have fallen asleep.14 For2this1we declare4to you3by5a word6from the Lord,7that8we9who are alive,11who are left13until14the15coming16of the17Lord,18will21not1920precede21those22who have fallen asleep.23 For1the3Lord4himself2will descend14from15heaven16with5a cry of command,6with7the voice8of an archangel,9and10with11[the sound of] the trumpet12of God.13And17the18dead19in20Christ21will rise22first.23 Then1we2who are alive,4who are left,6will be caught up10together7with8them9in11the clouds12to meet1314the15Lord16in17the air,18and19so20we24will24always21be24with22the Lord.23 Therefore1encourage2one another3with4these7words.6