2Th 1:3 | ESV | STEP | We ought always to give thanks to God for you , brothers , as is right , because your faith is growing abundantly , and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing .

a ch. 2:13; See Eph. 5:20; 1 Thess. 1:2, 3

‏ 2 Thessalonians 1:3

Thanksgiving

3 ^aWe ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church} as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.