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

1 Thessalonians 1:3

3 because we recall ^{▼▼ 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 ^{▼▼ Or the phrase may connect at the end of the verse: “hope…in the presence of our God and Father.”} your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope ^{▼▼ These phrases denote Christian virtues in action: the work produced by faith, labor motivated by love, and endurance that stems from hope in Christ.} in our Lord Jesus Christ.