a1 Cor. 1:4; Eph. 1:15, 16; Phil. 1:3; Col. 1:3, 4; [ch. 6:17; Phil. 4:6; 2 Tim. 1:3]
bch. 16:19; [1 Thess. 1:8]
cch. 1:8
d[Jer. 4:22]; See Matt. 10:16
e2 Tim. 1:8; [2 Thess. 1:10; 1 Tim. 2:6; Rev. 1:2]
fSee 1 Cor. 1:5
hch. 9:8
ich. 8:24
jch. 8:10
k2 Cor. 7:3
l[ch. 4:14]
nActs 20:23; 26:29; Col. 4:18; 2 Tim. 2:9; Philem. 10, 13; See Eph. 3:1
over. 16
pSee Rom. 1:9; 9:1
q[ch. 4:1; Rom. 1:11; 15:23; 1 Thess. 3:6; 2 Tim. 1:4]
rJude 5; [Rom. 15:14, 15; Phil. 3:1; 1 John 2:21]
s2 John 2

Romans 1:8

Longing to Go to Rome

8First, aI thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, bbecause your faith is proclaimed in all the world.

Romans 16:19

19For cyour obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you dto be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.

1 Corinthians 1:6

6even as ethe testimony about Christ was confirmed among you—

2 Corinthians 8:7

7But as fyou excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you ▼
▼Some manuscripts  in your love for us
— hsee that you excel in this act of grace also.

2 Corinthians 9:2

2for I know your readiness, iof which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready jsince last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them.

Philippians 1:7-8

7It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you kin my heart, for you are all lpartakers with me of grace, ▼
▼Or  you all have fellowship with me in grace
 both nin my imprisonment and in othe defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8For pGod is my witness, qhow I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 6:9

9Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation.

2 Peter 1:12

12Therefore I intend ralways to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in sthe truth that you have.
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