1 Thessalonians 1:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Thessalonians 3:9

²^aWe give thanks to God always for all of you, ^bmaking mention of you in our prayers;

¹³And for this reason we also ^athank God without ceasing that when you received the ^bword of God which you heard from us, you accepted it ^cnot as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, ^dwhich also is at work in you who believe.

⁹For ^awhat thanks can we render to God for you in return for all the joy with which we rejoice before our God because of you,