Phili 4:4-9, Col 3:12-17, 1Th 1:3-10, 5:10-22, Tit 2:2-12 | ESV | STEP | Rejoice in the Lord always ; again I will say , rejoice .

4 ^aRejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. ^bThe Lord is at hand; 6 ^cdo not be anxious about anything, ^dbut in everything by prayer and supplication ^ewith thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And ^fthe peace of God, ^gwhich surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 What you have learned and ^hreceived and heard and seen ⁱin me—practice these things, and ^jthe God of peace will be with you.

Colossians 3:12-17

12 ^kPut on then, as ^lGod’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, ^mcompassionate hearts, ⁿkindness, ^ohumility, meekness, and patience, 13 ^pbearing with one another and, ^qif one has a complaint against another, ^rforgiving each other; ^sas the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on ^tlove, which ^ubinds everything together in ^vperfect harmony. 15 And let ^wthe peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called ^xin one body. And ^ybe thankful. 16 Let ^zthe word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, ^aasinging psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, ^abwith thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And ^acwhatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, ^adgiving thanks to God the Father through him.

1 Thessalonians 1:3-10

3 remembering before ^aeour God and Father ^afyour work of faith and labor of ^aglove and ^ahsteadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, ^aibrothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church} loved by God, ^akthat he has chosen you, 5 because ^alour gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and ^amin the Holy Spirit and with full ^anconviction. You know ^aowhat kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. 6 And ^apyou became imitators of us ^aqand of the Lord, for ^aryou received the word in much affliction, ^aswith the ^atjoy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For not only has the word of the Lord ^ausounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth ^aveverywhere, so that we need not say anything. 9 For they themselves report concerning us the kind of ^awreception we had among you, and how ^axyou turned to God ^ayfrom idols to serve the living and ^aztrue God, 10 and ^bato wait for his Son ^bbfrom heaven, ^bcwhom he raised from the dead, Jesus ^bdwho delivers us from ^bethe wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 5:10-22

10 ^bfwho died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

Final Instructions and Benediction

12 We ask you, brothers, ^bgto respect those who labor among you and ^bhare over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. ^biBe at peace among yourselves. 14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish ^bjthe idle, ^{▼▼Or disorderly, or undisciplined} ^blencourage the fainthearted, ^bmhelp the weak, ^bnbe patient with them all. 15 See that ^bono one repays anyone evil for evil, but always ^bpseek to do good to one another and to everyone. 16 ^bqRejoice always, 17 ^brpray without ceasing, 18 ^bsgive thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 ^btDo not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise ^buprophecies, 21 but ^bvtest everything; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.

Titus 2:2-12

2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, ^bwsound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 ^bxOlder women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, ^bynot slanderers ^bzor slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, ^capure, ^cbworking at home, kind, and ^ccsubmissive to their own husbands, ^cdthat the word of God may not be reviled. 6 Likewise, urge ^cethe younger men to be self-controlled. 7 Show yourself in all respects to be ^cfa model of good works, and in your teaching ^cgshow integrity, ^chdignity, 8 and ^cisound speech that cannot be condemned, ^cjso that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 ^ckBondservants ^{▼▼Or Slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} are to be submissive to their own masters ^cmin everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, ^cnbut showing all good faith, ^coso that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11 For ^cpthe grace of God ^cqhas appeared, bringing salvation ^crfor all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and ^csworldly passions, and ^ctto live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in ^cuthe present age,