“Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous, &praise
His holy name.”
“I am suffering ... Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, & am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.”
“We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, & rightly so, because your faith is growing more & more, & the love every one of you has for each other is increasing. “