4 Therefore, my brothers,^[a] whom I love and ^(A)long for, ^(B)my joy and ^(C)crown, ^(D)stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

¹¹ For ^(A)I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—

²³ But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and ^(A)since I have longed for many years to come to you,

Timothy's Encouraging Report

⁶ But ^(A)now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of ^(B)your faith and love and reported ^(C)that you always remember us kindly and ^(D)long to see us, as we long to see you—

^4 (A)As I remember your tears, ^(B)I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.