for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

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.

For this reason, when I could no longer stand it, I also sent him to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that our labor might be for nothing.

But now Timothy has come to us from you and brought us good news about your faith and love and reported that you always have good memories of us, wanting to see us, as we also want to see you.

Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we were encouraged about you through your faith.

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

About the times and the seasons: Brothers, you do not need anything to be written to you.