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2 Thessalonians 1:3
3We 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.
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;
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Dear brothers and sisters, we can’t help but thank God for you, because your faith is flourishing and your love for one another is growing.
Context of 2 Thessalonians 1:3
1Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 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. 4Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring. 5All this is evidence that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
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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
Words taken from the KJV.
- We are boundὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
- to thankεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
- forπερίperi · aboutG4012
- youσύsu · youG4771
- brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
- it isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- meetἄξιοςaxios · worthyG514
- because thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
- groweth exceedinglyὑπεραυξάνωhuperauxanō · to increaseG5232
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- the charityἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
- of everyἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- towardεἰςeis · towardG1519
- each otherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
- aboundethπλεονάζωpleonazō · to increaseG4121
Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 1:3
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
- Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.
- 1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:6But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you.
- Luke 15:32But we had 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 and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me.
- 2 Peter 1:13I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body,
- Job 17:9Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
- Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength, till 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 morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
- Isaiah 40:29He gives strength to the weary and increases the power 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, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be 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
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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
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