1 Thessalonians 3:12
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward each other, and toward all men, just as also we toward you,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
11Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.
Cross References
Matthew 7:12All things therefore, as many as ye may want that men should do to you, so also do ye to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
Luke 17:5And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase faith for us.
1 Corinthians 13:1If I speak with the tongues of men and of heavenly agents, but have not love, I have become sounding brass, or a clashing cymbal.
Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
1 Thessalonians 2:8Thus being desirous of you, we were pleased to impart to you, not only the good-news of God, but also our own souls, because ye have become beloved to us.
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13
Apostolic Prayer. ( a. d. 51.) 11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. 12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. In these words we have the earnest prayer of the apostle. He desired to be instrumental in the further benefit of the… Read the whole commentary →