1 Thessalonians 3:12

and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

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And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

In Context

11Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you;

13to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:12Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Luke 17:5The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."

1 Corinthians 13:1If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

1 Thessalonians 2:8Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13

Apostolic Prayer. ( a. d. 51.) 11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. 12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. In these words we have the earnest prayer of the apostle. He desired to be instrumental in the further benefit of the… Read the whole commentary →

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