1 Thessalonians 2:12

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 are witnesses, along with God, of how devoutly and righteously and blamelessly we behaved toward you who believe. 11For you know how, as a father with his own children, we exhorted and encouraged and urged each one of you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory. 13For this reason, we also thank God constantly that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is—the word of God, which does its work in you who believe. 14For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of God’s communities in Messiah Yeshua that are in Judea—for you suffered the same things at the hands of your own countrymen as they did from the Judean leaders,

1 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 4:1Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and appeal in the Lord Yeshua—just as you received from us the way you ought to walk and please God (as in fact you are walking)—that you keep progressing more and more.
• Galatians 5:16But I say, walk by the Ruach, and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.
• Ephesians 4:1Therefore I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you were called—
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Messiah also loved us and gave Himself up for us as an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.
• Philippians 1:27Only live your lives in a manner worthy of the Good News of the Messiah. Then, whether I come and see you or I am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit—striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the Good News
• Colossians 1:10to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God.
• Colossians 2:6Therefore as you received Messiah Yeshua as Lord, so continue to walk in Him—
• 1 Peter 1:15Instead, just like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in everything you do.
• 1 John 1:6If we say we have fellowship with Him and keep walking in the darkness, we are lying and do not practice the truth.
• 1 John 2:6whoever claims to abide in Him must walk just as He walked.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:24Faithful is the One who calls you—and He will make it happen!
• Romans 8:30And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified; and those whom He justified, He also glorified.
• Romans 9:23And what if He did so to make known the riches of His glory on vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory?
• 1 Corinthians 1:9God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Yeshua the Messiah our Lord.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:11With this in mind, we pray for you constantly, that our God may consider you worthy of the calling and fulfill with power every good desire and work of faith,
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits for salvation through sanctification by the Ruach and belief 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