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For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.

and that most of the brothers and sisters, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.

so that your pride in Christ Jesus may be abundant because of me by my coming to you again.

holding firmly the word of life, so that on the day of Christ I can take pride because I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

because he was longing for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.

because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to compensate for your absence in your service to me.

But whatever things were gain to me, these things I have counted as loss because of Christ.

because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel

For it is because of these things that the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,

in the same way we had a fond affection for you and were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.

For what thanks can we give to God for you in return for all the joy with which we rejoice because of you before our God,

and that no one violate the rights and take advantage of his brother or sister in the matter, because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you previously and solemnly warned you.

and that you regard them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is only fitting, because your faith is increasing abundantly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another grows ever greater.

when He comes to be glorified among His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—because our testimony to you was believed.

and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not accept the love of the truth so as to be saved.

But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined way among you,

not because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves as a role model for you, so that you would follow our example.

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service,