Philippians 1:7
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7 It is right that I should think this way about all of you, because I hold you in my heart, you who are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
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1 Thessalonians 1:2-4
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Thanksgiving for Their Faith. 2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, remembering you in our prayers, unceasingly(A) 3 calling to mind your work of faith and labor of love and endurance in hope[a] of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father, 4 knowing, brothers loved by God, how you were chosen.(B)
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- 1:3 Faith…love…hope: this, along with 1 Thes 5:8, is the earliest mention in Christian literature of the three “theological virtues” (see 1 Cor 13:13). The order here stresses eschatological hope, in line with the letter’s emphasis on the Lord’s second, triumphal coming, or parousia (1 Thes 1:10; 2:12, 19; 3:13; 4:13–5:11; 5:23).
1 Thessalonians 2:8
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8 With such affection for you, we were determined to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our very selves as well, so dearly beloved had you become to us.
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1 Thessalonians 2:11
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11 As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his children,(A)
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