We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.

This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the message about God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the message of God, which also works effectively in you believers.

How can we thank God for you in return for all the joy we experience before our God because of you,

This means one must not transgress against and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offenses, as we also previously told and warned you.

About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

and to regard them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.