We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds;
as it is meet: The words "as it is meet" (axion estin) indicate "it is appropriate or reasonable. The use of ’meet’ (axios)...shows that two distinct magnitudes are equal or equivalent..." (Kittel, Vol. I 379). In other words, "it is befitting, congruous, corresponding, to a thing" (Thayer 52- 1-514) for Paul to thank God for the brethren in Thessalonica because of their noticeable growth in the faith and the love each one is showing for the other. We should all follow Paul’s example and remember others in our prayers. The benefits of prayers are great, for "in this we have an instance of the value and efficacy of intercessory prayer, and of the aid we may render our brethren by intercessions in their behalf" (Shepherd 85).