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1 Thessalonians 2:11
11as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,
1 Thessalonians 2:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
- New International Version (NIV)For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children,
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you know how, like a father with his children,
- New King James Version (NKJV)as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children,
Context of 1 Thessalonians 2:11
9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, not to be chargeable to any one of you, we have preached to you the glad tidings of God. 10Ye [are] witnesses, and God, how piously and righteously and blamelessly we have conducted ourselves with you that believe: as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify, 12that ye should walk worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory. 13And for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received [the] word of [the] report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.
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Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 2:11
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1For the rest, then, brethren, we beg you and exhort you in [the] Lord Jesus, even as ye have received from us how ye ought to walk and please God, even as ye also do walk, that ye would abound still more.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11Wherefore encourage one another, and build up each one the other, even as also ye do.
- Acts 20:2And having passed through those parts, and having exhorted them with much discourse, he came to Greece.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:12Now such we enjoin and exhort in [the] Lord Jesus Christ, that working quietly they eat their own bread.
- 1 Timothy 6:2And they that have believing masters, let them not despise [them] because they are brethren; but let them the rather serve them with subjection, because they are faithful and beloved, who profit by the good and ready service [rendered]. These things teach and exhort.
- 2 Timothy 4:2proclaim the word; be urgent in season [and] out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.
- Hebrews 13:22But I beseech you, brethren, bear the word of exhortation, for it is but in few words that I have written to you.
- Numbers 27:19and thou shalt set him before Eleazar the priest, and before the whole assembly; and give him commandment before their eyes.
- Deuteronomy 3:28But charge Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall put them in possession of the land which thou shalt see.
- Deuteronomy 31:14And Jehovah said to Moses, Lo, the days are near for thee to die; call Joshua, and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.
- Ephesians 4:17This I say therefore, and testify in [the] Lord, that ye should no longer walk as [the rest of] the nations walk in [the] vanity of their mind,
- 1 Timothy 5:7And these things enjoin, that they may be irreproachable.
- 1 Timothy 6:13I enjoin thee before God who preserves all things in life, and Christ Jesus who witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession,
- 2 Timothy 4:1I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,
- Genesis 50:16And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,
- 1 Chronicles 22:11Now, my son, Jehovah be with thee, that thou mayest prosper, and build the house of Jehovah thy God, as he has said of thee.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11How we exhorted - What pastoral care is marked here! They exhorted - were continually teaching and instructing, the objects of their charge; this was their general work. And comforted - They found many under trials and temptations, and those they encouraged. And charged - · Continued witness to the people that all the threatenings and promises of God were true; that he required faith, love, and obedience; that he could not behold sin with allowance; that…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11How we exhorted - That is, to a holy life. And comforted - In the times of affliction. And charged - Greek, “testified.” The word testify is used here in the sense of protesting, or making an earnest and solemn appeal. They came as witnesses from God of the truth of religion, and of the importance of living in a holy manner They did not originate the gospel themselves, or teach its duties and doctrines as their own, but they came in the capacity of those…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 Mildness and tenderness greatly recommend religion, and are most conformable to God's gracious dealing with sinners, in and by the gospel. This is the way to win people. We should not only be faithful to our calling as Christians, but in our particular callings and relations. Our great gospel privilege is, that God has called us to his kingdom and glory. The great gospel duty is, that we walk worthy of God. We should live as becomes those…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11In the ancient world, fathers had a key role in teaching and modeling moral living to children. Roman fathers could be strict. But the historian Plutarch advised Greek fathers to use praise, reason, encouragement, and good advice to teach children to avoid bad behavior and practice good values. Paul describes himself as this type of father to the Thessalonians.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. exhorted and comforted--Exhortation leads one to do a thing willingly; consolation, to do it joyfully [Bengel], (1Th 5:14). Even in the former term, "exhorted," the Greek includes the additional idea of comforting and advocating one's cause: "encouragingly exhorted." Appropriate in this case, as the Thessalonians were in sorrow, both through persecutions, and also through deaths of friends (1Th 4:13). charged--"conjured solemnly," literally…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2
- 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
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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