1 Thessalonians 3:12
And may the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
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11Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
Cross References
Matthew 7:12Therefore, all things that you would have men do for you, do for them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Luke 17:5And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith.
1 Corinthians 13:1If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become a noisy gong, or a clanging cymbal.
Galatians 5:6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; but faith which works through love.
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
1 Thessalonians 2:8So having a yearning affection for you, we were willing to impart to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our own selves, 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 →