1 Thessalonians 3:12

And the Lord increase you, and make you abound in loue one toward another, and towarde all men, euen as we doe toward you:

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In The King James Version

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

In Context

11Nowe God himselfe, euen our Father, and our Lord Iesus Christ, guide our iourney vnto you,

13To make your hearts stable and vnblameable in holines before God euen our Father, at the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ with all his Saints.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:12Therefore whatsoeuer ye woulde that men should doe to you, euen so doe ye to them: for this is the Lawe and the Prophets.

Luke 17:5And the Apostles saide vnto the Lord, Increase our faith.

1 Corinthians 13:1Though I speake with the tongues of men and Angels, and haue not loue, I am as sounding brasse, or a tinkling cymbal.

Galatians 5:6For in Iesus Christ neither circumcision auaileth any thing, neither vncircumcision, but faith which worketh by loue.

Galatians 5:22But the fruite of the Spirit is loue, ioye, peace, long suffering, gentlenes, goodnes, fayth,

1 Thessalonians 2:8Thus being affectioned toward you, our good will was to haue dealt vnto you, not the Gospel of God onely, but also our owne soules, because ye were deare vnto vs.

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 →

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