3 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
4 I always thank God for you. I thank him because of the grace he has given to you who belong to Christ Jesus.
5 You have been blessed in every way because of him. All your teaching of the truth is better. Your understanding of it is more complete.
6 Our witness about Christ has been proved to be true in you.
7 There is no gift of the Holy Spirit that you don't have. You are full of hope as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come again.
8 God will keep you strong to the very end. Then you will be without blame on the day our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
9 God is faithful. He has chosen you to share life with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.