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Listen to this secret truth: we shall not all die, but when the last trumpet sounds, we shall all be changed in an instant, as quickly as the blinking of an eye. For when the trumpet sounds, the dead will be raised, never to die again, and we shall all be changed.

For what is mortal must be changed into what is immortal; what will die must be changed into what cannot die.

So then, my dear friends, stand firm and steady. Keep busy always in your work for the Lord, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord's service is ever useless.

If it seems worthwhile for me to go, then they can go along with me.

I shall come to you after I have gone through Macedonia—for I have to go through Macedonia.

There is a real opportunity here for great and worthwhile work, even though there are many opponents.

If Timothy comes your way, be sure to make him feel welcome among you, because he is working for the Lord, just as I am.

No one should look down on him, but you must help him continue his trip in peace, so that he will come back to me; for I am expecting him back with the believers.

I am happy about the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus; they have made up for your absence

If we suffer, it is for your help and salvation; if we are helped, then you too are helped and given the strength to endure with patience the same sufferings that we also endure.

as you help us by means of your prayers for us. So it will be that the many prayers for us will be answered, and God will bless us; and many will raise their voices to him in thanksgiving for us.

For I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia and again on my way back, in order to get help from you for my trip to Judea.

For Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was preached among you by Silas, Timothy, and myself, is not one who is "Yes" and "No." On the contrary, he is God's "Yes";

for it is he who is the "Yes" to all of God's promises. This is why through Jesus Christ our "Amen" is said to the glory of God.

who has placed his mark of ownership upon us, and who has given us the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the guarantee of all that he has in store for us.

We are not trying to dictate to you what you must believe; we know that you stand firm in the faith. Instead, we are working with you for your own happiness.

For if I were to make you sad, who would be left to cheer me up? Only the very persons I had made sad.

That is why I wrote that letter to you—I did not want to come to you and be made sad by the very people who should make me glad. For I am convinced that when I am happy, then all of you are happy too.

When you forgive people for what they have done, I forgive them too. For when I forgive—if, indeed, I need to forgive anything—I do it in Christ's presence because of you,

in order to keep Satan from getting the upper hand over us; for we know what his plans are.