New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Thessalonians 1:2
1 Thessalonians 1:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
- New International Version (NIV)We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers,
- New King James Version (NKJV)We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,
Context of 1 Thessalonians 1:2
1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We always give thanks to God for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; 3constantly keeping in mind your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father, 4knowing, brothers and sisters, beloved by God, His choice of you;
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Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ πάντων ὑμῶν μνείαν ποιούμενοι ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν ἡμῶν, ἀδιαλείπτωςRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 1:2
- Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the world.
- Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were entrusted,
- 1 Corinthians 1:4I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,
- Ephesians 1:15For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints,
- Philippians 1:3I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,
- Colossians 1:3We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
- Philemon 1:4I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 1:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2We give thanks - See Philemon 1:3, Philemon 1:4, and Colossians 1:3; where the same forms of speech are used.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2We give thanks to God always for you all - see the notes, Romans 1:9. Making mention of you in our prayers - See the notes at Ephesians 1:16. It may be observed here: (1) that the apostle was in the habit of constant prayer. (2) that he was accustomed to extemporary prayer, and not to written prayer. It is not credible that “forms” of prayer had been framed for the churches at Thessalonica and Ephesus, and the other churches for which Paul says he prayed…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2We always thank God for all of you: This is the first of three times the apostle Paul gives thanks for the church (see 2:13; 3:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. (Ro 1:9; 2Ti 1:3.) The structure of the sentences in this and the following verses, each successive sentence repeating with greater fulness the preceding, characteristically marks Paul's abounding love and thankfulness in respect to his converts, as if he were seeking by words heaped on words to convey some idea of his exuberant feelings towards them. We--I, Silvanus, and Timotheus. Ro 1:9 supports Alford in translating, "making mention of you in our…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 1 Thessalonians 1:2 Rom 1:8; 2 Thess 1:3 ↩
- 2. 1 Thessalonians 1:2 Rom 1:9 ↩
Commentaries on 1 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
- 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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