1;  Paul craves their prayers for himself;
  3;  testifies what confidence he has in them;
  5;  makes request to God in their behalf;
  6;  gives them divers precepts, especially to shun idleness, and
     ill company;
 16;  and then concludes with prayer and salutation.

 * pray.
  Mt 9:38  Lu 10:2  Ro 15:30  2Co 1:11  Eph 6:19,20  Col 4:3 
  1Th 5:17,25  Heb 13:18,19 
 * the word.
  Ac 6:7  12:24  13:49  19:20  1Co 16:9  2Ti 2:9 
 * have free course.   Gr. run, be.
  Ps 138:2  Ac 13:48 
 * even.
  1Th 1:5  2:1,13