For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the full true knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was encouraged in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always have good remembrance of us, greatly desiring to see us, as we also desire to see you;

For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and bore witness of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in truth.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in truth.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,

But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you abound more and more;

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,

hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God.

having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the Word of God which lives and abides forever,

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother remains in death.

And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He gave us commandment.

And we have known and believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

For God is not unjust, to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.