2 Thessalonians 1:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.”
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“We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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;”
King James Version · Public Domain“We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because increase greatly doth your faith, and abound doth the love of each one of you all, to one another;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Thessalonians 1:3 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 17:9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
- Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength, until 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 first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- Isaiah 40:29He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
- Luke 15:32But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
- Luke 17:5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
- John 15:2He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
- Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
- 1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
- Ephesians 5:20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Philippians 1:7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
- Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
- 1 Thessalonians 3:6But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:9How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
- 1 Thessalonians 3:12And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
- 1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
- 2 Peter 1:5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
- 2 Peter 1:13I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
- 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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