1 Thessalonians 2:12
in which we were pleading with you and consoling you, bearing witness, so that you would walk in a manner worthy of God, who has called you into his kingdom and glory.
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In The King James Version
That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
In Context
11And you know the manner, with each one of you, like a father with his sons,
Cross References
Romans 8:28And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints.
Romans 9:23so that he might reveal the wealth of his glory, within these vessels of mercy, which he has prepared unto glory?
Galatians 5:16So then, I say: Walk in the spirit, and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.
Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and delivered himself for us, as an oblation and a sacrifice to God, with a fragrance of sweetness.
Philippians 1:27Only let your behavior be worthy of the Gospel of Christ, so that, whether I return and see you, or whether, being absent, I hear about you, still you may stand firm with one spirit, with one mind, laboring together for the faith of the Gospel.
Colossians 2:6Therefore, just as you have received the Lord Jesus Christ, walk in him.
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 2:8-13
The Primitive Ministers. ( a. d. 51.) 7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: 8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. 9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. 10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and… Read the whole commentary →