1 Thessalonians 1:3
remembering unceasingly your work, which is the result of faith, your labor, the cause of which is love, and your patience, which springs from your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of our God and Father:
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,
4because we know, brethren beloved of God, your election.
Cross References
John 14:15If you love me, keep my commandments;
John 15:10If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
Acts 3:19Repent, therefore, and turn, in order that your sins may be blotted out, so that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
Romans 2:7to those who, by patient continuance in good works, seek for glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life:
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 1:3-6
Thanksgiving to God. ( a. d. 51.) 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. 5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. I. The apostle begins… Read the whole commentary →