1 Thessalonians 2:12
and we charged you, to walk as it becometh God, who hath called you to his kingdom and his glory.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
In Context
Cross References
Romans 8:28And we know that he aideth him in all things, for good, who love God; them whom he predestined to be called.
Romans 9:23and made his mercy flow forth upon the vessels of mercy, which were prepared by God for glory;
Galatians 5:16And I say: Walk ye in the Spirit; and never follow the cravings of the flesh.
Ephesians 5:2and walk in love; as the Messiah also hath loved us, and hath given up himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God, for a sweet odor.
Philippians 1:27Let your conduct be as becometh the gospel of the Messiah; so that if I come I may see you, and if absent I may hear of you, that ye stand fast in one spirit and in one soul, and that ye strive together in the faith of the gospel.
Colossians 2:6As therefore ye have received Jesus the Messiah our Lord, walk ye in him,
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 2:8-13
The Primitive Ministers. ( a. d. 51.) 7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: 8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. 9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. 10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and… Read the whole commentary →