Welcome him home in the Lord with great joy, and appreciate and honor men like him;

[we pray that you may be] strengthened and invigorated with all power, according to His glorious might, to attain every kind of endurance and patience with joy;

You became imitators of us and [through us] of the Lord, after you welcomed our message in [a time of] great trouble with the joy supplied by the Holy Spirit;

For you are [indeed] our glory and our joy!

always offering every prayer of mine with joy [and with specific requests] for all of you,

Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love [toward one another], knit together in spirit, intent on one purpose [and living a life that reflects your faith and spreads the gospel—the good news regarding salvation through faith in Christ].