Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer

⁴ I always thank my God when I pray for you, Philemon,

God’s Good News

⁸ Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world.

Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer

³ We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Encouragement to Be Faithful

³ 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.

Encouragement during Persecution

³ Dear brothers and sisters,^[a] we can’t help but thank God for you, because your faith is flourishing and your love for one another is growing.

The Faith of the Thessalonian Believers

² We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly.

Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer

³ Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.

¹⁶ I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly,