2 Thessalonians 1:3

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is right, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all toward each other abounds:

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

In Context

2grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4so that we ourselves glory in you, among the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure;

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Cross References

Luke 15:32But it became us to make merry and rejoice; for this your brother was dead, and is alive again: was lost, and is found.

John 15:2Every branch in me that bears no fruit, he takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

1 Corinthians 1:4I thank my God always on your account, for the grace of God which is given to you in Christ Jesus;

Philippians 1:7as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I say I have you in my heart; both in my bonds and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, I say I have you all in my heart as being joint partakers of my grace.

Matthew Henry on 2 Thessalonians 1:2-5

Second Thessalonians This Second Epistle was written soon after the former, and seems to have been designed to prevent a mistake, which might arise from some passages in the former epistle, concerning the second coming of Christ, as if it were near at hand. The apostle in this epistle is careful to prevent any wrong use which some among them might make of those expressions of his that were agreeable to the dialect of the prophets of the Old Testament, and informs them that there were many intermediate counsels yet… Read the whole commentary →

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