Timothy’s Encouraging Report

But just now, Timothy has returned from [ his visit] with the good news about your faith, [your] love, and [the] fond memories vvv you have preserved longing to see us just as we [long to see] you. 7 For this reason brothers, in all our persecution and distress,[fn] we have been reassured about you, because of your faith. 8 For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in [the] Lord.

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How can we vvv [adequately] thank God for you in return for vvv vvv vvv vvv our great joy over you in [His] presence 10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.

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Now {may} our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ,[fn] direct our way to you. 12 And {may} the Lord vvv cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone [else], just as our [love] for you [overflows], 13 so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness [and] holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.[fn] 4