2 Thessalonians 1:3
We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, as is fit, because your faith increaseth exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all toward each ether aboundeth;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2Grace be to you, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Psalms 84:7They go on from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.
Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, Which groweth brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.
Luke 15:32It was meet that we should make merry and be glad; for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.
John 15:2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit he cleanseth, that it may bear more fruit.
1 Corinthians 1:4I ever thank my God for you, on account of the grace of God bestowed upon you in Christ Jesus;
Philippians 1:7even as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, all of you being sharers of the grace bestowed on 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 →