Col 1:3, 1Th 2:5, 1Pe 1:3 | ESV | STEP | We always thank God , the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , when we pray for you ,

Colossians 1:3

Thanksgiving and Prayer

3 ^aWe always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

1 Thessalonians 2:5

5 ^bFor we never came with words of flattery, ^{▼▼Or with a flattering speech} as you know, nor with a pretext for greed— ^dGod is witness.

1 Peter 1:3

Born Again to a Living Hope

3 ^eBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! ^fAccording to his great mercy, ^ghe has caused us to be born again to a living hope ^hthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,