1 Thessalonians 2:1

You yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.

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Cross References

Psalms 73:13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

Isaiah 49:4But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”

Habakkuk 2:13Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?

1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

Galatians 4:11I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.

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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