¹⁰ You are witnesses, [yes] and God [also], how unworldly and upright and blameless was our behavior toward you believers [who adhered to and trusted in and relied on our Lord Jesus Christ].

¹¹ For you know how, as a father [dealing with] his children, we used to exhort each of you personally, stimulating and encouraging and charging you

¹² To live lives worthy of God, Who calls you into His own kingdom and the glorious blessedness [^[a]into which true believers will enter after Christ’s return].