for we can never forget before our God and Father your energetic faith, your loving service, and your unwavering expectation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For the Lord's message has rung out from you not only over Macedonia and Greece, but the story of your belief in God has gone everywhere, so that we never need to mention it.

We never used flattery, as you know, or found pretexts for making money, as God is our witness.

We never sought praise from men, either from you or anyone else, though as Christ's apostles we might have stood on our dignity.

Never give up praying.