1 Thessalonians 2:11
as ye know how we [dealt with] each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging [you], and testifying,
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12to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.
Cross References
Numbers 27:19and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
Deuteronomy 31:14And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Psalms 34:11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
Proverbs 1:15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep 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 →