May the Lord make your love grow. May it be like a rising flood. May your love for one another increase. May it also increase for everyone else. May it be just like our love for you.

We don’t need to write to you about your love for one another. God himself has taught you to love one another.

In fact, you do love all God’s family all around Macedonia. Brothers and sisters, we are asking you to love one another more and more.

Have a lot of respect for them. Love them because of what they do. Live in peace with one another.