1 Thessalonians 1:2

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

Updated King James Version

In The King James Version

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

In Context

1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, (o. agape) and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

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Cross References

Romans 6:17But God be thanked, that all of you were the servants of sin, but all of you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

Ephesians 1:15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love (o. agape) unto all the saints,

Colossians 1:3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

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 →

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