1And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.
2Because you have in mind the orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
3For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;
4So that every one of you may keep his body holy and in honour;
5Not in the passion of evil desires, like the Gentiles, who have no knowledge of God;
6And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.
7Because it is God's purpose that our way of life may be not unclean but holy.
