1. And now, brothers, pray for us. Pray that the Lord’s teaching will continue to spread quickly. And pray that people will give honor to that teaching, just as happened with you.
2. And pray that we will be protected from bad and evil people. (Not all people believe in the Lord.)
3. But the Lord is faithful. He will give you strength and protect you from the Evil One.
4. The Lord makes us feel sure that you are doing the things we told you. And we know that you will continue to do those things.
5. We pray that the Lord will lead your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s patience.