1 Thessalonians 2:1
Brothers and sisters, you yourselves know what our visit meant to you, and that it wasn't wasted!
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For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
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Psalms 73:13It's been pointless to keep my mind pure and my hands clean.
Isaiah 49:4But I replied, “I've worked for nothing! I've exhausted myself, and for what? Even so, I leave it with the Lord to do what's right, and my reward is with my God.”
Habakkuk 2:13Hasn't the Lord Almighty decided that all the hard work of such nations is going to be burned up—that they wear themselves out for nothing?
1 Corinthians 15:10But by God's grace I am what I am, and his grace given to me wasn't wasted. On the contrary I've worked harder than all of them—though not me, but God's grace working through me.
2 Corinthians 6:1As workers together with God we also plead with you not to make your acceptance of God's grace worthless.
Galatians 4:11I'm concerned that all I did for you has been wasted!
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 →