1 Thessalonians 2:1

For you yourselves know, brothers, that my visit to you did not fail of its purpose;

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

In Context

2for you remember that although I had already borne ill-treatment and insult at Philippi, I took courage in my God to tell you the gospel of God, in the face of much opposition.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and that grace of his, bestowed upon me, did not prove ineffectual. I labored more abundantly than all the rest, yet not I, but by the grace of God that is with me.

2 Corinthians 6:1As a worker with him I beseech you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

Galatians 4:11I am alarmed about you for fear lest I may have bestowed labor on you to no purpose.

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 2:1

In this chapter the apostle puts the Thessalonians in mind of the manner of his preaching among them, ver. 1-6 . Then of the manner of his conversation among them, ver. 7-12 . Afterwards of the success of his ministry, with the effects both on himself and on them ( ver. 13-16 ), and then apologizes for his absence, ver. 17-20 . Read the whole commentary →

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