2 Thessalonians 1:3
It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;
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2Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Psalms 84:7\84:6\Going through the valley of balsam-trees, they make it a place of springs; it is clothed with blessings by the early rain.
Proverbs 4:18But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
Luke 15:32But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.
John 15:2He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.
1 Corinthians 1:4I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus;
Philippians 1:7So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in 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 →