2 Thessalonians 1:3
We ought to give thanks always to God for you, brothers, in a fitting manner, because your faith is increasing greatly, and because the charity of each of you toward one another is abundant,
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2Grace and peace to you, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Psalms 84:7O God, you will turn back and revive us. And your people will rejoice in you.
Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just is like a shining light: it advances and increases, even to the day of completion.
Luke 15:32But it was necessary to feast and to rejoice. For this brother of yours was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.’”
John 15:2Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he will take away. And each one that does bear fruit, he will cleanse, so that it may bring forth more fruit.
1 Corinthians 1:4I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:7So then, it is right for me to feel this way about all of you, because I hold you in my heart, and because, in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the Gospel, you all are partakers of my joy.
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 →