1 Thessalonians 1:2

Contextual Overview

² We always remember you when we pray, and we thank God for all of you. ² We give thanks to God always for you all, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, ² We geve God thakes all waye for you all makinge mension of you in oure prayers ² We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers, ² We always give thanks to God for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers;² We always thank God for all of you and mention you when we pray. ² We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention [of you] in our prayers without ceasing, ² We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; ² We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, ² We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,

Bible Verse Review
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Romans 1:8, Romans 1:9, Romans 6:17, 1 Corinthians 1:4, Ephesians 1:15, Ephesians 1:16, Philippians 1:3, Philippians 1:4, Colossians 1:3, Philemon 1:4

Reciprocal: Romans 16:19 - I am Philippians 1:7 - it is 1 Thessalonians 2:13 - thank 1 Thessalonians 3:9 - what 2 Thessalonians 1:3 - are 2 Timothy 1:3 - that

Cross-References

Genesis 1:12
The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12
The earth produced plants with grain for seeds and trees that made fruits with seeds in them. Each seed grew its own kind of plant. God saw that all this was good.

Genesis 1:12
The land produced vegetation—plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after its kind: and God saw that it [was] good.

Genesis 1:12
The earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with its seed in it, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12
The earth sprouted and abundantly produced vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, according to their kind; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it.

Genesis 1:12
And the erthe brouyte forth greene erbe and makynge seed bi his kynde, and a tre makynge fruyt, and ech hauynge seed by his kynde. And God seiy that it was good.

Genesis 1:12
And the earth bringeth forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed [is] in itself) after its kind; and God seeth that [it is] good;

Genesis 1:12
The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

We give thanks to God always for you all,.... For all the members of this church, Jew or Gentile, rich or poor, greater or lesser believers, officers or private Christians; for their being a church, for the gifts bestowed on them, for the graces hereafter mentioned that were wrought in them and exercised by them; the glory of all which is given to God, and thanks for the same, which shows them to be gifts of his, and not in the least owing to any merits of men: the apostle ascribes nothing to their free will, previous dispositions and qualifications, diligence and industry; nor does he attribute anything to himself and to his companions, who were only ministers by whom these believed; but he refers all to God, to his grace and goodness: and he returned thanks to him for it, and that "always"; whenever he thought of it, made mention of it, or was at the throne of grace, as follows,

making mention of you in our prayers; to God, daily, both in private and in public, at which times thanksgivings to God were made on their account; for thanksgiving is a part of prayer, and requests are always to be made known unto God with thanksgiving. The Ethiopic version renders this clause in the singular number, "and I am mindful of you always in my prayer"; and leaves out the word "all" in the former clause.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

We 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, nor would it have been possible to have adapted such forms to the varying circumstances attending the organization of new churches.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Thessalonians 1:2. We give thanks — See Philippians 1:3; Philippians 1:4, and Colossians 1:3; where the same forms of speech are used.