1 Thessalonians 1:2
Grace and peace to you. We give thanks to God always for all of you, keeping the memory of you in our prayers without ceasing,
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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 thanks be to God that, though you used to be the servants of sin, now you have been obedient from the heart to the very form of the doctrine into which you have been received.
Ephesians 1:15Because of this, and hearing of your faith that is in the Lord Jesus, and of your love toward all the saints,
Colossians 1:3Grace and peace to you, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying for you always.
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 →