1 Thessalonians 2:1

And ye yourselves, my brethren, know our entrance among you, that it was not in vain:

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2but we first suffered and were treated with indignity, as ye know, at Philippi; and then, in a great agony, with confidence in our God, we addressed to you the gospel of the Messiah.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace, that was in me, was not in vain; but I labored more than they all:-not I, but his grace that was with me.

2 Corinthians 6:1And as aiders we entreat of you, that the grace of God which ye have received, may not be ineffectual in you.

Galatians 4:11I am afraid, lest I have labored among you in vain.

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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