To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;
This is the first of five prayers for the Thessalonians contained in this short letter (cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17; 2 Thessalonians 3:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:16; 2 Thessalonians 3:18).