1Th 1:3 | NET2full | STEP | because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work produced by faith and labor motivated by love and endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ .

‏ 1 Thessalonians 1:3

3 because we recall ^{▼▼tn Grk “making mention…recalling.” The participle ποιούμενοι (poioumenoi) in v. 2 has been translated as temporal, and μνημονεύοντες (mnēmoneuontes) in v. 3 has been translated as causal.} in the presence of our God and Father ^{▼▼tn Or the phrase may connect at the end of the verse: “hope…in the presence of our God and Father.”} your work produced by faith and labor motivated by love and endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.