Every time we pray to God our Father, we thank him for all that you have done because of your faith. And we thank him for the work you have done because of your love. And we thank him that you continue to be strong because of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Brothers and sisters, God loves you. And we know that he has chosen you to be his people.

We loved you very much, so we were happy to share God’s Good News with you. But not only that—we were also happy to share even our own lives with you.

We don’t need to write to you about having love for your brothers and sisters in Christ. God has already taught you to love each other.