2 Thessalonians 1:3

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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.

4 That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.

5 All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
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;
WEB
We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another abounds,
ASV
We are bound to give thanks to God always to you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith growth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;
DARBY
We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increases exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all towards one another abounds;
BLB
We ought to thank God always concerning you⁺, brothers, just as it is worthy, because your⁺ faith is growing exceedingly, and the love of each one of you⁺ all to one another is increasing,
ÅB
Vi er skyldige til å takke Gud alltid for dere, brødre, som tilbørlig er, fordi deres tro vokser rikelig, og kjærligheten til hverandre tar til hos hver og en iblant dere alle,
OTB
Vi bør alltid takke Gud for dere, brødre og søstre, som det er passende, fordi deres tro øker rikelig, og kjærligheten til hver og en av dere mot hverandre vokser stadig større.
B1930
Vi er skyldige til å takke Gud alltid for eder, brødre, som tilbørlig er, fordi eders tro vokser rikelig, og kjærligheten til hverandre tar til hos hver og en iblandt eder alle,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Peter 3:18

    But 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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  • 2 Peter 1:5–10

    For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

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  • Proverbs 4:18

    The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

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  • Isaiah 40:29–31

    He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

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  • Philippians 1:9

    And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:1

    Finally, 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.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:13

    But 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.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10

    Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

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