9 For ^sGod is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that ^twithout ceasing I mention you

The Thessalonians’ Faith and Example

2 ^aWe give thanks to God always for all of you, ^bconstantly¹ mentioning you in our prayers,

13 And we also thank God ^sconstantly¹ for this, that when you received the word of God, which you ^theard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men² but as what it really is, the word of God, which is ^uat work in you believers.