1 Thessalonians 2:1

For ye know yourselves, brethren, our entering in which [we had] to you, that it has not been in vain;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

In Context

2but, having suffered before and been insulted, even as ye know, in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the glad tidings of God with much earnest striving.

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Cross References

Psalms 73:13Truly have I purified my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency:

Isaiah 49:4And I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and in vain; nevertheless my judgment is with Jehovah, and my work with my God.

Habakkuk 2:13Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?

1 Corinthians 15:10But by God's grace I am what I am; and his grace, which [was] towards me, has not been vain; but I have laboured more abundantly than they all, but not *I*, but the grace of God which [was] with me.

2 Corinthians 6:1But [as] fellow-workmen, we also beseech that ye receive not the grace of God in vain:

Galatians 4:11I am afraid of you, lest indeed I have laboured in vain as to you.

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 2:1

In this chapter the apostle puts the Thessalonians in mind of the manner of his preaching among them, ver. 1-6 . Then of the manner of his conversation among them, ver. 7-12 . Afterwards of the success of his ministry, with the effects both on himself and on them ( ver. 13-16 ), and then apologizes for his absence, ver. 17-20 . Read the whole commentary →

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