1 Thessalonians 3:8-9
3:8 For now we are alive again, if you stand firm in the Lord.
3:9 For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God?
1 Thessalonians 3:2
3:2 We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and encourage you about your faith,
Colossians 1:4
1:4 since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.
Colossians 1:6-7
1:6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
1:7 You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave – a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf –
Colossians 1:13
1:13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
Colossians 1:2
1:2 to the saints, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father!
Colossians 1:4
1:4 since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.