1 Thessalonians 2:19

“For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?”

"For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?" - 1 Thessalonians 2:19
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What does 1 Thessalonians 2:19 mean?

1 Thessalonians 2:19 (KJV) says, "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?" This verse is part of Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians, a group of early Christians in the city of…

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The Crown of Rejoicing: A Celebration of Hope and Community

As we contemplate the profound words from 1 Thessalonians 2:19, we are met with a reflective question posed by the Apostle Paul: "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?" (KJV). This verse…

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A Prayer of Hope and Rejoicing in Christ's Presence

O Heavenly Father, We come before You with hearts full of hope and joy, reflecting on the profound words of the Apostle Paul in 1 Thessalonians 2:19: "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?"…

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1 Thessalonians 2:19 - "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?"
1 Thessalonians 5:19 - "Quench not the Spirit."
"Quench not the Spirit." - 1 Thessalonians 5:19
2 Thessalonians 1:1 - "Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:"
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
1 Thessalonians 2:20 - "For ye are our glory and joy."
1 Thessalonians 2:1 - "For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:"
"For ye are our glory and joy." - 1 Thessalonians 2:20
1 Thessalonians 2:3 - "For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:"
1 Thessalonians 2:7 - "But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:"
2 Thessalonians 1:2 - "Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
1 Thessalonians 1:2 - "We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;"
"Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:" - 2 Thessalonians 1:1
1 Thessalonians 5:2 - "For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night."
2 Thessalonians 1:6 - "Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;"
1 Thessalonians 4:2 - "For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus."
1 Thessalonians 2:12 - "That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory."
1 Thessalonians 2:18 - "Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us."
2 Thessalonians 2:1 - "Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,"
1 Thessalonians 2:10 - "Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:"
1 Thessalonians 2:11 - "As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,"
1 Thessalonians 2:5 - "For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:"
2 Thessalonians 1:9 - "Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;"
2 Thessalonians 3:1 - "Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:"
2 Thessalonians 1:8 - "In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:"
"For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:" - 1 Thessalonians 2:3
1 Thessalonians 2:16 - "Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost."
1 Thessalonians 2:15 - "Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:"
2 Thessalonians 1:7 - "And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,"