1 Thessalonians 1:2

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention in our prayers;

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

In Context

1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.

3incessantly remembering your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God even our Father;

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Cross References

Romans 6:17But thanks be unto God, that whereas ye were servants of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart the type of teaching into which ye were delivered:

Ephesians 1:15Therefore I also, having heard of the faith among you in the Lord Jesus, and your love which is toward all the saints,

Colossians 1:3We give thanks to God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 1:2

First Thessalonians Thessalonica was formerly the metropolis of Macedonia; it is now called Salonichi, and is the best peopled, and one of the best towns for commerce, in the Levant. The apostle Paul, being diverted from his design of going into the provinces of Asia, properly so called, and directed after an extraordinary manner to preach the gospel in Macedonia ( Acts xvi. 9, 10 ), in obedience to the call of God went from Troas to Samothracia, thence to Neapolis, and thence to Philippi, where he had good… Read the whole commentary →

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