1 Thessalonians 2:12

for your walking worthily of God, who is calling you to His own reign and glory.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

In Context

11even as ye have known, how each one of you, as a father his own children, we are exhorting you, and comforting, and testifying,

13Because of this also, we — we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;

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Cross References

Romans 8:28And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

Romans 9:23and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He did call — us —

Galatians 5:16And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete;

Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

Philippians 1:27Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

Colossians 2:6as, then, ye did receive Christ Jesus the Lord, in him walk ye,

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 2:8-13

The Primitive Ministers. ( a. d. 51.) 7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: 8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. 9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. 10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and… Read the whole commentary →

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