13 so that he may ^aestablish your hearts blameless in holiness before ^wour God and Father, at ^bthe coming of our Lord Jesus ^cwith all his saints.

3 For this is the will of God, ⁱyour sanctification:^{1 j}that you abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each one of you know how to control his own ^kbody² in holiness and ^lhonor, 5 not in ^mthe passion of lust ⁿlike the Gentiles ^owho do not know God; 6 that no one transgress and ^pwrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is ^qan avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. 7 For ^rGod has not called us for ^simpurity, but in holiness. 8 Therefore ^twhoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, ^uwho gives his Holy Spirit to you.

23 Now may ^bthe God of peace himself ^csanctify you completely, and may your ^dwhole ^espirit and soul and body be kept blameless at ^fthe coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.