1 Thessalonians 2:1
For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you was not in vain,
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 73:13Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart,and washed my hands in innocence,
Isaiah 49:4But I said, "I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with the Lord, and my reward with my God."
Habakkuk 2:13Behold, isn't it of the Lord of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
2 Corinthians 6:1Working together, we entreat also that you not receive the grace of God in vain,
Galatians 4:11I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.
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 →