2 Thessalonians 1:3
Brothers, it is our duty always to thank God about you, as is but right, considering the wonderful growth of your faith, and because, without exception, your love for one another is continually increasing.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2May God, the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.
Cross References
Luke 15:32We could but make merry and rejoice, for here is your brother who was dead, and is alive; who was lost, and is found.’”
John 15:2Any unfruitful branch in me he takes away, and he cleanses every fruitful branch, that it may bear more fruit.
1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank God about you for the blessing bestowed upon you in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:7And, indeed, I am justified in feeling thus about you all; because you have a warm place in my heart — you who all, both in my imprisonment and in the work of defending and establishing the Good News, shared my privilege with me.
Matthew Henry on 2 Thessalonians 1:2-5
Second Thessalonians This Second Epistle was written soon after the former, and seems to have been designed to prevent a mistake, which might arise from some passages in the former epistle, concerning the second coming of Christ, as if it were near at hand. The apostle in this epistle is careful to prevent any wrong use which some among them might make of those expressions of his that were agreeable to the dialect of the prophets of the Old Testament, and informs them that there were many intermediate counsels yet… Read the whole commentary →