9. We do not need to write to you about having love for your brothers and sisters in Christ. God has already taught you to love each other.
10. And truly you do love the brothers in all of Macedonia. Brothers, now we encourage you to love them more and more.
11. Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Take care of your own business. Do your own work. We have already told you to do these things.
12. If you do, then people who are not believers will respect you. And you will not have to depend on others for what you need.
13. Brothers, we want you to know about those who have died. We do not want you to be sad as others who have no hope.
14. We believe that Jesus died and that he rose again. So, because of Jesus, God will bring together with Jesus those who have died.
15. What we tell you now is the Lord’s own message. We who are living now may still be living when the Lord comes again. We who are living at that time will be with the Lord, but not before those who have already died.