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 Living Translation (NLT)We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly.

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 from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, 3remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, 4knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God.

1 Thessalonians 1:2 word by word

Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ πάντων ὑμῶν μνείαν ποιούμενοι ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν ἡμῶν, ἀδιαλείπτωςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• We give thanksεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
• to Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• youσύsu · youG4771
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• makingποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• mentionμνείαmneia · remembranceG3417
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• prayersπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 1:2

• Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
• Romans 6:17But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.
• 1 Corinthians 1:4I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,
• Ephesians 1:15Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
• Philippians 1:3I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
• Colossians 1:3We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
• Philemon 1:4I thank my God, making mention of you always 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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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