2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I thank God every time I remember you.
4 And I always pray for all of you with joy.
5 I thank God for the help you gave me while I preached the Good News. You helped from the first day you believed until now.
6 God began doing a good work in you. And he will continue it until it is finished when Jesus Christ comes again. I am sure of that.
7 And I know that I am right to think like this about all of you. I am sure because I have you in my heart. All of you share in God’s grace with me. You share in God’s grace with me while I am in prison, while I am defending the Good News, and while I am proving the truth of the Good News.
8 God knows that I want to see you very much. I love all of you with the love of Christ Jesus.