We gave you hope and strength. We comforted you. We really wanted you to live in a way that is worthy of God. He chooses you to enter his glorious kingdom.

要叫你们行事对得起那召你们进他国、得他荣耀的神。

我们劝勉你们，安慰你们，嘱咐你们，使你们行事对得起那召你们进他自己的国、得他荣耀的上帝。

我们劝勉你们，安慰你们，嘱咐你们，使你们行事对得起那召你们进他自己的国、得他荣耀的神。

我们安慰你们，劝勉你们，督促你们，好叫你们行事为人对得起上帝，祂呼召你们进入祂的国、享受祂的荣耀。

劝勉你们，鼓励你们，叮嘱你们，要你们行事为人，配得上那召你们进入他的国和荣耀的神。

我们鼓励你们，安慰你们，忠告你们，为要你们行事为人配得上那召唤你们进入他国度和荣耀的神。

要叫你們行事對得起那召你們進他國、得他榮耀的神。

我們勸勉你們，安慰你們，囑咐你們，使你們行事對得起那召你們進他自己的國、得他榮耀的上帝。

我們勸勉你們，安慰你們，囑咐你們，使你們行事對得起那召你們進他自己的國、得他榮耀的神。

我們安慰你們，勸勉你們，督促你們，好叫你們行事為人對得起上帝，祂呼召你們進入祂的國、享受祂的榮耀。

勸勉你們，鼓勵你們，叮囑你們，要你們行事為人，配得上那召你們進入他的國和榮耀的神。

是要使你們行事為人對得起上帝、那召你們進他自己的國和榮耀、的上帝。

我們鼓勵你們，安慰你們，忠告你們，為要你們行事為人配得上那召喚你們進入他國度和榮耀的神。

致爾行合乎上帝、即召爾入其國而與其榮者也、○

教爾所行、合乎上帝、蓋上帝召爾、入國有榮、

諄囑爾行事當合乎天主、即召爾入其國、得其榮者也、○

務使爾等立身處世、無忝天主、以副其召爾共享天國及光榮之美意。

encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.

we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory.

we encouraged, comforted, and implored each one of you to walk worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.

we encouraged, comforted, and implored each one of you to walk worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you live in a way worthy of God who calls you to his own kingdom and his glory.

to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

I am a prisoner because of the Lord. So I am asking you to live a life worthy of what God chose you for.

Those who claim to belong to him must live just as Jesus did.

God always gives you all the grace you need. So you will only have to suffer for a little while. Then God himself will build you up again. He will make you strong and steady. And he has chosen you to share in his eternal glory because you belong to Christ.

Suppose we say that we share life with God but still walk in the darkness. Then we are lying. We are not living out the truth.But suppose we walk in the light, just as he is in the light. Then we share life with one another. And the blood of Jesus, his Son, makes us pure from all sin.

The God who has chosen you is faithful. He will do all these things.

Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. The Lord loves you. That’s because God chose you as the first to be saved. Salvation comes through the Holy Spirit’s work. He makes people holy. It also comes through believing the truth.He chose you to be saved by accepting the good news that we preach. And you will share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Then unbelievers will have respect for your everyday life. And you won’t have to depend on anyone.

Keeping this in mind, we never stop praying for you. Our God has chosen you. We pray that he will make you worthy of his choice. We pray he will make every good thing you want to do come true. We pray that he will do this by his power. We pray that he will make perfect all that you have done by faith.We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus will receive glory through what you have done. We also pray that you will receive glory through what he has done. We pray all these things in keeping with the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

The God who chose you is holy. So you should be holy in all that you do.It is written,“ Be holy, because I am holy.”( Leviticus 11:44, 45; 19:2)

What if he put up with them to show the riches of his glory to other people? Those other people are the ones he shows his mercy to. He made them to receive his glory.We are those people. He has chosen us. We do not come only from the Jewish race. Many of us are not Jews.

And those God has planned for, he has also appointed to be saved. Those he has appointed, he has made right with himself. To those he has made right with himself, he has given his glory.

God is faithful. He has chosen you to share life with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Now I want to talk about some other matters, brothers and sisters. We taught you how to live in a way that pleases God. In fact, that is how you are living. In the name of the Lord Jesus we ask and beg you to do it more and more.

At one time you were in the dark. But now you are in the light because of what the Lord has done. Live like children of the light.

We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. He appointed them to be saved in keeping with his purpose.

No matter what happens, live in a way that brings honor to the good news about Christ. Then I will know that you remain strong together in the one Spirit. I will know this if I come and see you or only hear about you. I will know that you work together as one person. I will know that you work to spread the teachings about the good news.

You received Christ Jesus as Lord. So keep on living your lives in him.

Then you will be able to lead a life that is worthy of the Lord. We pray that you will please him in every way. So we want you to bear fruit in every good thing you do. We pray that you will grow to know God better.

So I say, live by the Holy Spirit’s power. Then you will not do what your desires controlled by sin want you to do.

God has saved us. He has chosen us to live a holy life. It wasn’t because of anything we have done. It was because of his own purpose and grace. Through Christ Jesus, God gave us this grace even before time began.

Don’t pay back evil with evil. Don’t pay back unkind words with unkind words. Instead, pay back evil with kind words. This is what you have been chosen to do. You will receive a blessing by doing this.

Lead a life of love, just as Christ did. He loved us. He gave himself up for us. He was a sweet- smelling offering and sacrifice to God.