1 Thessalonians 1:2
We give praise to God at all times for you, keeping you in memory in our prayers;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
In Context
Cross References
Romans 6:17But praise be to God that though you were the servants of sin, you have now given yourselves freely to that form of teaching under which you were placed;
Ephesians 1:15For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,
Colossians 1:3We give praise to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, making prayer for you at all times,
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 1:2
First Thessalonians Thessalonica was formerly the metropolis of Macedonia; it is now called Salonichi, and is the best peopled, and one of the best towns for commerce, in the Levant. The apostle Paul, being diverted from his design of going into the provinces of Asia, properly so called, and directed after an extraordinary manner to preach the gospel in Macedonia ( Acts xvi. 9, 10 ), in obedience to the call of God went from Troas to Samothracia, thence to Neapolis, and thence to Philippi, where he had good… Read the whole commentary →