who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond.

since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,

My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ,