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, ³ remembering without ceasing ^(B)your work of faith, ^(C)labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,

Stand Fast

¹³ But we are ^[a]bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God ^(A)from the beginning ^(B)chose you for salvation ^(C)through ^[b]sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, ¹⁴ to which He called you by our gospel, for ^(D)the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁵ Therefore, brethren, ^(E)stand fast and hold ^(F)the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our ^[c]epistle.

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