1 Thessalonians 1:2
I am continually thanking God for all, always making mention of you in my prayers,
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
In Context
Cross References
Romans 6:17But God be thanked that you who were once the slaves of sin have obeyed from your hearts that type of teaching to which you were appointed;
Ephesians 1:15For this reason I also, from the time when I heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which prevails among you, and your love to all the saints,
Colossians 1:3Whenever I pray for you I am continually thanking God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
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 →