1 Thessalonians 2:1

For you yourselves know, brethren, our entrance among you, that it was not in vain.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

In Context

2But having suffered before, and having been outraged, as you know, in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in the midst of great peril.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 15:10But, by the grace of God, I am what I am; and his grace, which was bestowed on me, has not been bestowed in vain: but I have labored more abundantly than they all; not I, however, but the grace of God which was with me.

2 Corinthians 6:1As co-workers with him, we beseech you, that you receive not the grace of God in vain:

Galatians 4:11fear for you, lest I have bestowed labor upon you in vain.

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 2:1

In this chapter the apostle puts the Thessalonians in mind of the manner of his preaching among them, ver. 1-6 . Then of the manner of his conversation among them, ver. 7-12 . Afterwards of the success of his ministry, with the effects both on himself and on them ( ver. 13-16 ), and then apologizes for his absence, ver. 17-20 . Read the whole commentary →

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