1 Thessalonians.
4.
hE bhrAtaraH, yuSmAbhiH kIdRg AcaritavyaM IzvarAya rOcitavyanjca tadadhyasmattO yA zikSA labdhA tadanusArAt punaratizayaM yatnaH kriyatAmiti vayaM prabhuyIzunA yuSmAn vinIyAdizAmaH| 
yatO vayaM prabhuyIzunA kIdRzIrAjnjA yuSmAsu samarpitavantastad yUyaM jAnItha| 
IzvarasyAyam abhilASO yad yuSmAkaM pavitratA bhavEt, yUyaM vyabhicArAd dUrE tiSThata| 
yuSmAkam EkaikO janaH svakIyaM prANAdhAraM pavitraM mAnyanjca rakSatu, 
yE ca bhinnajAtIyA lOkA IzvaraM na jAnanti ta iva tat kAmAbhilASasyAdhInaM na karOtu| 
Etasmin viSayE kO'pyatyAcArI bhUtvA svabhrAtaraM na vanjcayatu yatO'smAbhiH pUrvvaM yathOktaM pramANIkRtanjca tathaiva prabhurEtAdRzAnAM karmmaNAM samucitaM phalaM dAsyati| 
yasmAd IzvarO'smAn azucitAyai nAhUtavAn kintu pavitratvAyaivAhUtavAn| 
atO hEtO ryaH kazcid vAkyamEtanna gRhlAti sa manuSyam avajAnAtIti nahi yEna svakIyAtmA yuSmadantarE samarpitastam Izvaram EvAvajAnAti| 
bhrAtRSu prEmakaraNamadhi yuSmAn prati mama likhanaM niSprayOjanaM yatO yUyaM parasparaM prEmakaraNAyEzvarazikSitA lOkA AdhvE| 
kRtsnE mAkidaniyAdEzE ca yAvantO bhrAtaraH santi tAn sarvvAn prati yuSmAbhistat prEma prakAzyatE tathApi hE bhrAtaraH, vayaM yuSmAn vinayAmahE yUyaM puna rbahutaraM prEma prakAzayata| 
aparaM yE bahiHsthitAstESAM dRSTigOcarE yuSmAkam AcaraNaM yat manOramyaM bhavEt kasyApi vastunazcAbhAvO yuSmAkaM yanna bhavEt, 
EtadarthaM yUyam asmattO yAdRzam AdEzaM prAptavantastAdRzaM nirvirOdhAcAraM karttuM svasvakarmmaNi manAMmi nidhAtuM nijakaraizca kAryyaM sAdhayituM yatadhvaM| 
hE bhrAtaraH nirAzA anyE lOkA iva yUyaM yanna zOcEdhvaM tadarthaM mahAnidrAgatAn lOkAnadhi yuSmAkam ajnjAnatA mayA nAbhilaSyatE| 
yIzu rmRtavAn punaruthitavAMzcEti yadi vayaM vizvAsamastarhi yIzum AzritAn mahAnidrAprAptAn lOkAnapIzvarO'vazyaM tEna sArddham AnESyati| 
yatO'haM prabhO rvAkyEna yuSmAn idaM jnjApayAmi; asmAkaM madhyE yE janAH prabhOrAgamanaM yAvat jIvantO'vazEkSyantE tE mahAnidritAnAm agragAminOna na bhaviSyanti; 
yataH prabhuH siMhanAdEna pradhAnasvargadUtasyOccaiH zabdEnEzvarIyatUrIvAdyEna ca svayaM svargAd avarOkSyati tEna khrISTAzritA mRtalOkAH prathamam utthAsyAnti| 
aparam asmAkaM madhyE yE jIvantO'vazEkSyantE ta AkAzE prabhOH sAkSAtkaraNArthaM taiH sArddhaM mEghavAhanEna hariSyantE; itthanjca vayaM sarvvadA prabhunA sArddhaM sthAsyAmaH| 
atO yUyam EtAbhiH kathAbhiH parasparaM sAntvayata|