1:2 We thank God always for all of you as we mention you constantly 1 in our prayers, 1:3 because we recall 2 in the presence of our God and Father 3 your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope 4 in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1:4 We know, 5 brothers and sisters 6 loved by God, that he has chosen you, 7 1:5 in that 8 our gospel did not come to you merely in words, 9 but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you). 10