Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Since the glory of the other life is laid up for faithful workmen, continue and stand fast in the truth of the resurrection of the dead. You know your labor is not in vain in the Lord, working by the Lord's help and goodness operating in you.
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Be steadfast in the faith of Christ's death and resurrection, and immovable in your expectation of being raised incorruptible. A disbelief of the future life opens the way to all licentiousness; men naturally infer they may eat and drink, for tomorrow they die.
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Paul does not merely assert the resurrection but closes with exhortation, which carries far greater force. Your labor is not in vain because a reward is laid up with God; this hope alone sustains believers in the race. Without it, the foundation of piety is rooted up and the whole structure falls.
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