1 Thessalonians 3:12
And for you, may the Lord fill you to overflowing with love for one another and for everyone, just as we are filled with love for you;
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11May our God and Father himself, and Jesus, our Lord, make the way plain for us to come to you.
Cross References
Matthew 7:12“Do to others whatever you would wish them to do to you; for that is the teaching of both the Law and the prophets.
Luke 17:5“Give us more faith,” said the apostles to the Master;
1 Corinthians 13:1Though I speak in the ‘tongues’ of people, or even of angels, yet have not love, I have become mere echoing brass, or a clanging cymbal!
Galatians 5:6If we are in union with Christ Jesus, neither is circumcision nor the omission of it anything, but faith, working through love, is everything.
Galatians 5:22But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control.
1 Thessalonians 2:8In our strong affection for you, that seemed to us the best way of sharing with you, not only God’s good news, but our lives as well – so dear had you become to us.
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13
Apostolic Prayer. ( a. d. 51.) 11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. 12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. In these words we have the earnest prayer of the apostle. He desired to be instrumental in the further benefit of the… Read the whole commentary →