That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

For he that in these things serveth Christ {is} acceptable to God, and approved of men.

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee {shall be} his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. {be accepted: or, have the excellency} {unto...: or, subject unto thee}

For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort {you} by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, {so} ye would abound more and more. {beseech: or, request} {exhort: or, beseech}

Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices {shall be} accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. {Labour not: or, Work not}

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: {let...: or, let us hold fast}

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. {unbelief: or, disobedience}

We are confident, {I say}, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

Therefore {we are} always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of {this} life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

We are confident, {I say}, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

I charge {thee} therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

His lord said unto him, Well done, {thou} good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort {you} by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, {so} ye would abound more and more. {beseech: or, request} {exhort: or, beseech}