1 Thessalonians 2:11
as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
12that ye should walk worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.
Cross References
Numbers 27:19and thou shalt set him before Eleazar the priest, and before the whole assembly; and give him commandment before their eyes.
Deuteronomy 31:14And Jehovah said to Moses, Lo, the days are near for thee to die; call Joshua, and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.
1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searches all hearts, and discerns all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cut thee off for ever.
Psalms 34:11Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
Proverbs 1:15my son, walk not in the way with them, keep back thy foot from their path;
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;
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 →