aActs 18:5; [2 Cor. 7:6, 9]
bSee ch. 1:3
c[1 Cor. 11:2]
dSee Phil. 1:8
f2 Cor. 1:4
gSee 1 Cor. 16:13
hch. 2:13; See Eph. 5:20; 1 Thess. 1:2, 3
jCol. 1:4
kEph. 1:15
lPhil. 1:9; Col. 1:9
n[2 Cor. 7:4, 13; Col. 4:11]
over. 20; 2 Tim. 1:16; [Rom. 15:32; 2 Cor. 7:13]
p2 John 4
r[1 Cor. 4:14, 15; Gal. 4:19; 1 Tim. 1:2; 2 Tim. 1:2; Titus 1:4; Philem. 10]

Philippians 2:28

28I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious.

1 Thessalonians 3:6-8

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

6But anow that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of byour faith and love and reported cthat you always remember us kindly and dlong to see us, as we long to see you— 7for this reason, brothers, ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters
 in all our distress and affliction fwe have been comforted about you through your faith. 8For now we live, if you gare standing fast in the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

Thanksgiving

3 hWe ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church
 as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

Philemon 5-7

5because I jhear of your love and kof the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, 6and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full lknowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. ▼
▼Or for Christ’s service
 7For I have derived much joy and ncomfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints ohave been refreshed through you.

3 John 3-4

3For pI rejoiced greatly when the brothers ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verses 5, 10
 came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. 4I have no greater joy than to hear that rmy children are walking in the truth.

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