4. He wants all of you to learn to control your own bodies. You must live in a way that is holy. You must live with honor.
5. Don't long to commit sexual sins like those who don't know God.
6. None of you should sin against your brother by doing that. You should not take advantage of him. The Lord will punish everyone who commits those kinds of sins. We have already told you and warned you about that.
7. God chose us to live pure lives. He wants us to be holy.
8. So if you refuse to accept my teaching, you turn your back on God, not on people. God gives you his Holy Spirit.
9. We don't need to write to you about love among believers. God himself has taught you to love each other.
10. In fact, you do love all the brothers and sisters all around Macedonia. But we are asking you to love each other more and more.
11. Do everything you can to live a quiet life. Mind your own business. Work with your hands, just as we told you to.
12. Then unbelievers will have respect for your everyday life. And you won't have to depend on anyone.
13. Brothers and sisters, we want you to know what happens to those who die. We don't want you to be sad, as other people are. They don't have any hope.
14. We believe that Jesus died and rose again. When he returns, many who believe in him will have died already. We believe that God will bring them back with Jesus.
15. That agrees with what the Lord has said. When the Lord comes, many of us will still be alive. We tell you that we will certainly not go up before those who have died.