2 Thessalonians 1:3

2 Thessalonians 1:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
• New International Version (NIV)We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,

Context of 2 Thessalonians 1:3

1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing. 4That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring. 5All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

2 Thessalonians 1:3 word by word

Εὐχαριστεῖν ὀφείλομεν τῷ θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί, καθὼς ἄξιόν ἐστιν, ὅτι ὑπεραυξάνει ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν καὶ πλεονάζει ἡ ἀγάπη ἑνὸς ἑκάστου πάντων ὑμῶν εἰς ἀλλήλους·Read the interlinear

• We are obligatedὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
• to thankεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• youσύsu · youG4771
• all the timeπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• brothersἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• fittingἄξιοςaxios · worthyG514
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• is growing more and moreὑπεραυξάνωhuperauxanō · to increaseG5232
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• yourεἷςheis · oneG1520
• yourἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• yourπᾶςpas · allG3956
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• is increasingπλεονάζωpleonazō · to increaseG4121

Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 1:3

• 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
• Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
• 1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
• 1 Thessalonians 3:6But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.
• Luke 15:32But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
• Philippians 1:7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
• 2 Peter 1:13I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
• Job 17:9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
• Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
• Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Isaiah 40:29He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
• Luke 17:5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
• John 15:2He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
• Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 1:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Your faith groweth exceedingly - The word ̔ signifies to grow luxuriantly, as a good and healthy tree planted in a good soil; and if a fruit tree, bearing an abundance of fruit to compensate the labor of the husbandman. Faith is one of the seeds of the kingdom; this the apostle had sowed and watered, and God gave an abundant increase. Their faith was multiplied, and their love abounded; and this was not the case with some distinguished characters only, it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3We are bound to thank God always for you; - See the notes on 1 Thessalonians 1:2. “As it is meet.” Since it is fit or proper. “Because that your faith groweth exceedingly.” It would seem probable from this that Paul had heard from them since his First Epistle was written. He had doubtless received intelligence of the error which prevailed among them respecting his views of the coming of the Lord Jesus, and of the progress which the truth was making, at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Brothers: Greek adelphoi, a term for family members, both male and female. thank God: The apostle Paul starts by expressing thanks for the Thessalonians’ faith and love, and how they are enduring (1:4). These are key Christian virtues (see 1 Corinthians 13:13; Colossians 1:4–5; Hebrews 10:21–24; 1 Peter 2:1–22). These virtues were increasing in the church despite the bad treatment they encountered (2 Thessalonians 1:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. We are bound--Greek, "We owe it as a debt" (2Th 2:13). They had prayed for the Thessalonians (1Th 3:12) that they might "increase and abound in love"; their prayer having been heard, it is a small but a bounden return for them to make, to thank God for it. Thus, Paul and his fellow missionaries practice what they preach (1Th 5:18). In 1Th 1:3, their thanksgiving was for the Thessalonians' faith, love, and patience"; here, for their exceeding growth in…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Thessalonians 1:3

• Faith
• Grace of God
• Paul
• Righteousness
• Thankfulness

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Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings