1 Thessalonians 1:4
knowing as we do, brethren, that you are beloved by God and that He has chosen you.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
In Context
Cross References
Romans 1:7To all God's loved ones who are in Rome, called to be saints. May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 9:25So also in Hosea He says, "I will call that nation My People which was not My People, and I will call her beloved who was not beloved.
Ephesians 1:4even as, in His love, He chose us as His own in Christ before the creation of the world, that we might be holy and without blemish in His presence.
Philippians 1:6For of this I am confident, that He who has begun a good work within you will go on to perfect it in preparation for the day of Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:3For we never fail to remember your works of faith and labours of love and your persistent and unwavering hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father;
2 Timothy 1:9For He saved us and called us with a holy call, not in accordance with our desserts, but in accordance with His own purpose and the free grace which He bestowed on us in Christ Jesus before the commencement of the Ages,
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 1:3-6
Thanksgiving to God. ( a. d. 51.) 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. 5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. I. The apostle begins… Read the whole commentary →