1:4 I always thank my God 2 as I remember you in my prayers, 3
1 tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”
2 sn I always thank my God. An offer of thanksgiving (εὐχαριστῶ, eucaristw) to God is a customary formula for Paul in many of his epistles (cf. Rom 1:8, 1 Cor 1:4, Eph 1:16, Col 1:3, 1 Thess 1:2, 2 Thess 1:3). The content of the thanksgiving typically points to the work of God in the salvation of the believers to whom he [Paul] writes.
3 tn Grk “making remembrance (or “mention”) of you in my prayers.”