2 Thessalonians 1:3

Paul feels obligated to thank God continually for the Thessalonians because their faith is flourishing and their mutual love is increasing. Their growth is evidence of God's work in them.

Cross-references · 24

• 2 Pet 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.
• 2 Pet 1:5–10For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
• Isa 40:29–31He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
• Prov 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Phil 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
• 1 Th 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 Th 4:9–10Now 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 Th 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 Th 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 Th 1:2–3We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
• 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.
• Phil 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.
• Rom 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
• Luke 17:5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
• 2 Pet 1:13I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
• 1 Pet 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.
• Ps 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
• 1 Th 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.
• 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.’”
• Ps 84:7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
• 1 Th 3:9How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
• Eph 5:20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Cor 1:4I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
• Job 17:9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

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