Thanksgiving and Prayer

(1 Corinthians 1:4–9; Colossians 1:3–14)

3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until [the] day of Christ Jesus.

7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in [my] heart. [For] in my chains and in [my] defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me. 8 God [is] my witness how I long for all of you with [the] affection of Christ Jesus.

9 And this [is] my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to test and prove what is best [and] may be pure and blameless for [the] day of Christ, 11 filled with [the] fruit of righteousness that [comes] through Jesus Christ, to [the] glory and praise of God.