And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we do for you,

So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.

And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.

So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.