remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father,

But now when Timothy came from you to us and brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you have good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us (as we also you),

for now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

And may the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we also toward you,

But regarding brotherly love, you do not need that I write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

But let us, who are of the day, be calm, having put on the breastplate of faith and love and the hope of salvation for a helmet.

who died for us, so that whether we watch or sleep we should live together with Him.

and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.