recalling unceasingly before our God and Father your work energized by faith, and your service motivated by love and unwavering hope in [the return of] our Lord Jesus Christ.

Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

Our affection therefore to you being so great, we were as ready to give our lives for you, as we were to communicate the divine gospel to you, so much did you engage our love.

But now of Timothy, having come to us from you, and having proclaimed good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye always have a good recollection of us, longing to see us, just as we also you,

May the Lord make you increase and overflow in love for one another and for all men, as my love for you does,

Now as to brotherly love, you have no need of anyone's writing you, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,

As indeed you do love all the brothers in Macedonia. But I exhort you, brothers, to abound in this yet more.

but let us who belong to the day keep sober, clothed with faith and love for a coat of mail and with the hope of salvation for a helmet.

and to esteem them with exceptional love because of their work. Live peaceably among yourselves.