1 Thessalonians 2:9

“For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.”

"For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God." - 1 Thessalonians 2:9
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What does 1 Thessalonians 2:9 mean?

1 Thessalonians 2:9 from the King James Version of the Bible states: "For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God." This verse comes from the first…

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The Cost of Commitment: Laboring for the Gospel

In 1 Thessalonians 2:9, the Apostle Paul reminisces about his time with the Thessalonian believers, stating, "For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of…

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A Prayer for Devotion and Sacrifice in the Ministry

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of gratitude, recognizing the precious gift of Your Word, which reminds us of our call to serve and share the Gospel. As we meditate on the words of 1 Thessalonians 2:9, "For ye remember, brethren, our labour and…

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1 Thessalonians 2:9 - "For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God."
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
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 1:1 - "Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:"
2 Thessalonians 2:9 - "Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,"
1 Thessalonians 2:20 - "For ye are our glory and joy."
2 Thessalonians 3:9 - "Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us."
1 Thessalonians 5:9 - "For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,"
1 Thessalonians 2:1 - "For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:"
"Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;" - 2 Thessalonians 1:9
"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 1:9 - "For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;"
1 Thessalonians 4:9 - "But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another."
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 3:9 - "For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;"
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 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:"