2 Thessalonians 1:3
We keep on thanking God for you, brothers and sisters—we just have to! This is the right thing to do because your trust in God is growing in leaps and bounds, and the love you all have for each other increases more and more.
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2May you have grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength, and each one will appear before God in Jerusalem.
Proverbs 4:18The way of life of the good is like the light of the sunrise, glowing brighter and brighter until the full light of day shines out.
Luke 15:32But we should be happy and celebrate! This is your brother who was dead, but who has returned alive; he was lost but now he's found!’”
John 15:2He cuts off every one of my branches that doesn't bear fruit. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so it can bear even more.
1 Corinthians 1:4I'm always thanking God for you because of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:7It's appropriate for me to be thinking this way about all of you because you mean so much to me. Whether I'm in prison or out there making the good news clear, all of you share God's grace together with me.
Matthew Henry on 2 Thessalonians 1:2-5
Second Thessalonians This Second Epistle was written soon after the former, and seems to have been designed to prevent a mistake, which might arise from some passages in the former epistle, concerning the second coming of Christ, as if it were near at hand. The apostle in this epistle is careful to prevent any wrong use which some among them might make of those expressions of his that were agreeable to the dialect of the prophets of the Old Testament, and informs them that there were many intermediate counsels yet… Read the whole commentary →