1 Thessalonians 2:1
For, yourselves, know, brethren, our entrance which was unto you—that it hath not proved void;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 73:13Altogether in vain, Have I cleansed my heart, And bathed in pureness, my hands;
Isaiah 49:4But I, said, To no purpose, have I toiled, For waste and mist—my vigour, have I spent,—Surely, my vindication, is, with, Yahweh, And, my recompence, with my God.
Habakkuk 2:13Lo! is it not from Yahweh of hosts—that peoples labour for fire, and, populations, for emptiness, weary themselves?
1 Corinthians 15:10But, by favour of God, I am what I am, and, his favour, which was unto me, hath not been made void,—but, much more abundantly than they all, have I toiled, albeit not, I, but the favour of God with me.
2 Corinthians 6:1As co-workers, however, we also beseech, that, not in vain, the favour of God, ye welcome;
Galatians 4:11I am afraid of you—lest by any means, in vain, I should have toiled 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 →