Their Faith in Christ

^3 (A)We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Their Good Example

^2 (A)We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,

Timothy’s Faith and Heritage

³ I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my ^(A)forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day,

Preeminence of Christ

^9 (A)For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask ^(B)that you may be filled with ^(C)the knowledge of His will ^(D)in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

Desire to Visit Rome

⁸ First, ^(A)I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that ^(B)your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. ⁹ For ^(C)God is my witness, ^(D)whom I serve ^[a]with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that ^(E)without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,

Thankfulness and Prayer

^3 (A)I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, ⁴ always in ^(B)every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, ^5 (C)for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,

Spiritual Gifts at Corinth

^4 (A)I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,

¹⁶ Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, ^(A)who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and ^(B)good hope by grace, ¹⁷ comfort your hearts ^(C)and ^[a]establish you in every good word and work.

¹⁰ night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face ^(A)and perfect what is lacking in your faith?

Prayer for the Church

¹¹ Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, ^(B)direct our way to you. ¹² And may the Lord make you increase and ^(C)abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, ¹³ so that He may establish ^(D)your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.