1 Thessalonians 1:2
We are giving thanks unto God continually, concerning you all, making, mention, in our prayers,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
In Context
Cross References
Romans 6:17But thanks be unto God, that—whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient out of the heart unto the mould of teaching into which ye were delivered;
Ephesians 1:15For this cause, I also,—having heard of the faith on your part in the Lord Jesus, and that towards all the saints,
Colossians 1:3We are giving thanks unto God, the Father of our Lord Jesus [Christ], always, for you, offering prayer,—
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 1:2
First Thessalonians Thessalonica was formerly the metropolis of Macedonia; it is now called Salonichi, and is the best peopled, and one of the best towns for commerce, in the Levant. The apostle Paul, being diverted from his design of going into the provinces of Asia, properly so called, and directed after an extraordinary manner to preach the gospel in Macedonia ( Acts xvi. 9, 10 ), in obedience to the call of God went from Troas to Samothracia, thence to Neapolis, and thence to Philippi, where he had good… Read the whole commentary →