3. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4. I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers,
5. because I hear of your love and faith toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints.
6. I pray that your participation in the faith may become effective through knowing every good thing that is in us for the glory of Christ.
7. For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
8. For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,
9. I appeal to you, instead, on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an elderly man and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus,