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Thank - always
Construe with thank. For similar introductory thanksgivings compare Rom 1:8; 1Co 1:4; Eph 1:16; Phi 1:3; Col 1:3; 1Th 1:2; 2Th 1:3.
Making mention (μνείαν ποιούμενος)
Μνεία primarily means remembrance, so that the phrase expresses the two ideas, mentioning thee when I call thee to mind.
In my prayers (ἐπί)
On the occasions of.
Thy love and faith - toward (πρός) the Lord Jesus and toward (εἰς) all saints
The clauses are arranged crosswise, love referring to saints, faith to Christ. Toward. Two different prepositions are thus translated. Practically the difference is not material, but πρός toward, with πίστις faith is unusual. See 1Th 1:8. Εἰς is the preposition of contact; to, unto; faith exerted upon.