1 Thessalonians 2:12

for your walking worthily of God, who is calling you to His own kingdom and glory.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

In Context

11even as you have known how we are exhorting each one of you, as a father his own children, and comforting, and testifying,

13And because of this we also continually give thanks to God, that, having received the word of God [by] your hearing from us, you accepted, not the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, who also works in you who believe;

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Cross References

Romans 8:28And we have known that to those loving God all things work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

Romans 9:23and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He called—us—

Galatians 5:16And I say, walk in the Spirit, and you may not fulfill the desire of the flesh;

Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, as the Christ also loved us, and gave Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a refreshing fragrance,

Philippians 1:27Only conduct yourselves worthily of the good news of the Christ, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

Colossians 2:6as, then, you received Christ Jesus the LORD, walk in Him,

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 →

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