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,

Encouraged by Timothy

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 to see you—

And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you,

A Brotherly and Orderly Life

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;

But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.