Rom 1:8-9, 1Th 1:2-3 | ESV | STEP | First , I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you , because your faith is proclaimed in all the world .

a 1 Cor. 1:4; Eph. 1:15, 16; Phil. 1:3; Col. 1:3, 4; [ch. 6:17; Phil. 4:6; 2 Tim. 1:3]

b ch. 16:19; [1 Thess. 1:8]

c Phil. 1:8; 1 Thess. 2:5, 10; [ch. 9:1; 2 Cor. 1:23; 11:10, 31]

dSee Acts 24:14

e 2 Tim. 1:3

f ch. 2:13; See Rom. 1:8; Eph. 5:20

h Rom. 1:9; 2 Tim. 1:3

iSee Gal. 1:4

j 2 Thess. 1:11; [John 6:29; Gal. 5:6; Heb. 6:10; James 2:22]

k 2 Thess. 1:3, 4; [Col. 1:4; 1 Tim. 1:14; Rev. 2:19]

l Rom. 8:25; 15:4

Romans 1:8-9

Longing to Go to Rome

8 First, ^aI thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, ^bbecause your faith is proclaimed in all the world. 9 ^cFor God is my witness, ^dwhom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, ^ethat without ceasing I mention you

1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

The Thessalonians’ Faith and Example

2 ^fWe give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly ^{▼▼Or without ceasing} ^hmentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before ⁱour God and Father ^jyour work of faith and labor of ^klove and ^lsteadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.