God’s Word Translation
1 Thessalonians 2:12
12you should live in a way that proves you belong to the God who calls you into his kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 2:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
- New International Version (NIV)encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.
- English Standard Version (ESV)we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 2:12
10You and God are witnesses of how pure, honest, and blameless we were in our dealings with you believers. 11You know very well that we treated each of you the way a father treats his children. We comforted you and encouraged you. Yet, we insisted that you should live in a way that proves you belong to the God who calls you into his kingdom and glory. 13Here is another reason why we never stop thanking God: When you received God’s word from us, you realized it wasn’t human words. Instead, you accepted it for what it really is—God’s word. This word is at work in you believers. 14You, brothers and sisters, were like the churches of God in Judea that are united with Christ Jesus. You suffered the same persecutions from the people of your own country as those churches did from the Jews
Read all of 1 Thessalonians 21 Thessalonians 2:12 word by word
παρακαλοῦντες ὑμᾶς καὶ παραμυθούμενοι καὶ μαρτυρόμενοι εἰς τὸ περιπατεῖν ὑμᾶς ἀξίως τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ καλοῦντος ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ βασιλείαν καὶ δόξαν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Thatεἰςeis · towardG1519
- yeσύsu · youG4771
- would walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
- worthyἀξίωςaxiōs · appropriatelyG516
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- hath calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
- hisἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 2:12
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1Now then, brothers and sisters, because of the Lord Jesus we ask and encourage you to excel in living a God-pleasing life even more than you already do. Do this the way we taught you.
- Galatians 5:16Let me explain further. Live your life as your spiritual nature directs you. Then you will never follow through on what your corrupt nature wants.
- Ephesians 4:1I, a prisoner in the Lord, encourage you to live the kind of life which proves that God has called you.
- Ephesians 5:2Live in love as Christ also loved us. He gave his life for us as an offering and sacrifice, a soothing aroma to God.
- Philippians 1:27Live as citizens who reflect the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come to see you or whether I stay away, I’ll hear all about you. I’ll hear that you are firmly united in spirit, united in fighting for the faith that the Good News brings.
- Colossians 1:10We ask this so that you will live the kind of lives that prove you belong to the Lord. Then you will want to please him in every way as you grow in producing every kind of good work by this knowledge about God.
- Colossians 2:6You received Christ Jesus the Lord, so continue to live as Christ’s people.
- 1 Peter 1:15But because the God who called you is holy, you must be holy in every aspect of your life.
- 1 John 1:6If we say, “We have a relationship with God” and yet live in the dark, we’re lying. We aren’t being truthful.
- 1 John 2:6Those who say that they live in him must live the same way he lived.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:24The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this.
- Romans 8:30He also called those whom he had already appointed. He approved of those whom he had called, and he gave glory to those whom he had approved of.
- Romans 9:23Can’t God also reveal the riches of his glory to people who are objects of his mercy and who he had already prepared for glory?
- 1 Corinthians 1:9God faithfully keeps his promises. He called you to be partners with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11With this in mind, we always pray that our God will make you worthy of his call. We also pray that through ⌞his⌟ power he will help you accomplish every good desire and help you do everything your faith produces.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13We always have to thank God for you, brothers and sisters. You are loved by the Lord and we thank God that in the beginning he chose you to be saved through a life of spiritual devotion and faith in the truth.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12That ye would walk worthy of God - That they should, in every respect, act up to their high calling, that it would not be a reproach to the God of holiness to acknowledge them as his sons and daughters. See the notes on Ephesians 4:1; Philemon 1:27; (note); and Colossians 1:10; (note). His Kingdom and glory - His Church here, for that is the kingdom of God among men; and his glory hereafter, for that is the state to which the dispensations of grace in his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12That ye would walk worthy of God - That you would live in such a manner as would honor God, who has chosen you to be his friends; notes, Ephesians 4:1. A child “walks worthy of a parent” when he lives in such way as to reflect honor on that parent for the method in which he has trained him; when he so lives as to bring no disgrace on him, so as not to pain his heart by misconduct, or so as to give no occasion to any to speak reproachfully of him. This…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. 12God would consider a life worthy if it aligns with the high standards he expects from those called to share his own kingdom and glory (4:7; Romans 8:17–18; Colossians 1:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. worthy of God--"worthy of the Lord" (Col 1:10); "worthily of the saints" (Ro 16:2, Greek): "... of the Gospel" (Php 1:27) "... of the vocation wherewith ye are called" (Ep 4:1). Inconsistency would cause God's name to be "blasphemed among the Gentiles" (Ro 2:24). The Greek article is emphatical, "Worthy of THE God who is calling you." hath called--So one of the oldest manuscripts and Vulgate. Other oldest manuscripts, "Who calleth us." his kingdom--to…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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