1 Thessalonians 2:11
even as you have known how we are exhorting each one of you, as a father his own children, and comforting, and testifying,
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12for your walking worthily of God, who is calling you to His own kingdom and glory.
Cross References
Numbers 27:19and have caused him to stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and have charged him before their eyes,
Deuteronomy 31:14And YHWH says to Moses, “Behold, your days have drawn near to die; call Joshua, and station yourselves in the Tent of Meeting, and I charge him”; and Moses goes—Joshua also—and they station themselves in the Tent of Meeting,
1 Chronicles 28:9And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind, for YHWH is seeking all hearts, and He is understanding every imagination of the thoughts; if you seek Him, He is found by you, and if you forsake Him, He casts you off forever.
Psalms 34:11Come, children, listen to me, || I teach you the fear of YHWH.
Proverbs 1:15My son! Do not go in the way with them, || Withhold your foot from their path,
Proverbs 3:1My son! Do not forget my law, || And let your heart keep my commands,
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 →