Thematic Bible: For the church

"I am not praying for these [apostles] only, but also for [all of] those who believe in me through their message. Verse Concepts

For God, whom I serve wholeheartedly in [preaching] the Gospel of His Son, is my witness [to the truth] of how continually I mention you in my prayers. Verse Concepts

I do not stop thanking [God] for you. I keep asking, in my prayers, Verse Concepts

This is the reason that I bow my knees [in prayer] to the Father, Verse Concepts

In my every request for all of you, I make it with joy Verse Concepts

Whenever we pray for you, we always thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Verse Concepts

Epaphras, who is one of you [See 1:7; 4:9], a slave of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always struggles in his prayers on your behalf so that you will remain mature and be fully convinced [that you are living] by all that God wants [for your life]. Verse Concepts

We always thank God for all of you, [regularly] mentioning you in our prayers. Verse Concepts

And so, since we have such deep affection for you, we were very pleased to share with you, not only the Gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. Verse Concepts

[For] we [can] know that we have passed out of [the realm of spiritual] death and into [spiritual] life, because we [show] love for the brothers [and sisters]. The person who does not love [them] continues to be [spiritually] dead. Verse Concepts

[Since] you have purified your souls by [your] obedience to the truth [i.e., the Gospel message], which produces a genuine love for your brothers, [now] you should have this kind of fervent, heartfelt love for one another. Verse Concepts

So, my dearly loved brothers, those whom I long to see, [who are] my [reason for] being glad and [who are] my crown of victory; stand firm in [your devotion to] the Lord, my dear ones. Verse Concepts

for we have heard about [the evidence of] your faith in [the service of] Christ Jesus, and about the love you have [shown] for all the saints. Verse Concepts

This is [one] way we know that we love God's [spiritually reborn] children: [It is] when we love God and obey what He commands us to do. Verse Concepts

For this reason also, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of the saints [i.e., God's holy people], Verse Concepts

Show [proper] respect for everyone. Love your [Christian] brothers [and sisters]. Have an awe-inspiring respect for God. Show honor to the king. Verse Concepts

And now I ask you, lady [See verse 1], not as though writing a new commandment to you, but [I wanted to remind you of] one that we had [heard] from the beginning [of Christ's ministry]: [It is] that we should love one another. Verse Concepts