As God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in spreading the good news of his Son, I never fail to mention you when I pray,

never cease to thank God for you when I mention you in my prayers.

For while it is degrading even to mention their secret practices,

We always thank God for you all when we mention you in our prayers,

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.

Besides, as they go about from house to house they learn to be idle, and not only idle but gossips and busybodies, and talk of things they ought not to mention.

I never mention you in my prayers without thanking my God

I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it??ot to mention the fact that you owe me your very self besides.