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We ought always (A)to give thanks to God for you, (B)brothers, as is only fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the (C)love of each one of you all toward one another increases all the more, so that we ourselves (D)boast about you among (E)the churches of God for your [a]perseverance and faith (F)in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:4 Or steadfastness

Thanksgiving and encouragement

Brothers and sisters, we must always thank God for you. This is only right because your faithfulness is growing by leaps and bounds, and the love that all of you have for each other is increasing. That’s why we ourselves are bragging about you in God’s churches. We tell about your endurance and faithfulness in all the harassments and trouble that you have put up with.

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