2 Thessalonians 3:1
Lastly, brothers and sisters, please pray for us, so that the Lord's message may spread and be truly appreciated, just as it is by you—
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2and that we may be kept safe from immoral and evil men, because not everyone trusts in God.
Cross References
Matthew 9:38Pray to the Lord of the harvest, and ask him to send more workers for his harvest.”
Acts 6:7The word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem greatly increased, with a large number of priests committing themselves to trusting in Jesus.
Acts 13:48When the foreigners heard this they were overjoyed, praising the Lord's word, and all those chosen for eternal life trusted in God.
Romans 15:30I want to encourage you, my brothers and sisters through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join together in praying hard for me.
2 Corinthians 1:11You help us by praying for us. In this way many will thank God for us because of the blessing that God will give us in response to the prayers of many.
Colossians 4:3Pray for us too that God may open a door of opportunity to spread the message, to tell about the revealed mystery of Christ—which is the reason I'm here in prison.
Matthew Henry on 2 Thessalonians 3:1
In the close of the foregoing chapter, the apostle had prayed earnestly for the Thessalonians, and now he desires their prayers, encouraging them to trust in God, to which he subjoins another petition for them, ver. 1-5 . He then proceeds to give them commands and directions for correcting some things he was informed were amiss among them ( ver. 6-15 ) and concludes with benedictions and prayers, ver. 16-18 . Read the whole commentary →