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10 Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith.

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10 Night and day we pray(A) most earnestly that we may see you again(B) and supply what is lacking in your faith.

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Encouragement to Be Faithful

Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.

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Thanksgiving

I thank God,(A) whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience,(B) as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.(C)

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11 May God our Father and our Lord Jesus bring us to you very soon.

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11 Now may our God and Father(A) himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you.

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Timothy’s Good Report about the Church

17 Dear brothers and sisters, after we were separated from you for a little while (though our hearts never left you), we tried very hard to come back because of our intense longing to see you again. 18 We wanted very much to come to you, and I, Paul, tried again and again, but Satan prevented us.

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Paul’s Longing to See the Thessalonians

17 But, brothers and sisters, when we were orphaned by being separated from you for a short time (in person, not in thought),(A) out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you.(B) 18 For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again—but Satan(C) blocked our way.(D)

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We are glad to seem weak if it helps show that you are actually strong. We pray that you will become mature.

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We are glad whenever we are weak(A) but you are strong;(B) and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.(C)

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24 But that does not mean we want to dominate you by telling you how to put your faith into practice. We want to work together with you so you will be full of joy, for it is by your own faith that you stand firm.

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24 Not that we lord it over(A) your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.(B)

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10 One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you. 11 For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord. 12 When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.

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10 in my prayers at all times;(A) and I pray that now at last by God’s will(B) the way may be opened for me to come to you.(C)

11 I long to see you(D) so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift(E) to make you strong— 12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.

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11 So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.

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11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you,(A) that our God may make you worthy(B) of his calling,(C) and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness(D) and your every deed prompted by faith.(E)

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12 Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God.

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12 Epaphras,(A) who is one of you(B) and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you,(C) that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature(D) and fully assured.

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25 Knowing this, I am convinced that I will remain alive so I can continue to help all of you grow and experience the joy of your faith.

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25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

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15 Since I was so sure of your understanding and trust, I wanted to give you a double blessing by visiting you twice—

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15 Because I was confident of this, I wanted to visit you(A) first so that you might benefit twice.(B)

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30 Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit. 31 Pray that I will be rescued from those in Judea who refuse to obey God. Pray also that the believers there will be willing to accept the donation[a] I am taking to Jerusalem. 32 Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:31 Greek the ministry; other manuscripts read the gift.

30 I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit,(A) to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.(B) 31 Pray that I may be kept safe(C) from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution(D) I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people(E) there, 32 so that I may come to you(F) with joy, by God’s will,(G) and in your company be refreshed.(H)

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In fact, that is why the twelve tribes of Israel zealously worship God night and day, and they share the same hope I have. Yet, Your Majesty, they accuse me for having this hope!

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This is the promise our twelve tribes(A) are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night.(B) King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me.(C)

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