1 Thessalonians 3:12

Paul prays the Lord would make their love grow and overflow toward everyone. Increasing love is the mark of a maturing church.

Cross-references · 21

• Phil 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
• Rom 13:8Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
• 1 Jn 4:7–16Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
• Matt 22:39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
• 2 Th 1:3We 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;
• 1 Jn 3:11–19For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
• 1 Th 5:15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
• Gal 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
• 1 Th 4:9–10But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
• Matt 7:12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
• Gal 5:6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
• 1 Th 2:8So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
• Gal 5:13–14For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
• 2 Pet 3:18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
• 2 Pet 1:7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
• 1 Cor 13:1–13Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
• 1 Th 4:1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
• Jas 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
• Luke 17:5And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
• Ps 115:4Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
• 2 Cor 9:10Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

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