2 Thessalonians 1:3-4

“We 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; So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:”

"We 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; So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:" - 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4
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What does 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 mean?

2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "We 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; so that we ourselves glory in…

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Growing in Faith and Love: The Endurance of the Believer

In the Apostle Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians, we find a heartfelt expression of gratitude and encouragement in a time of trial. In 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 (KJV), he writes, "We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith…

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A Prayer of Gratitude and Strength in Faith

Heavenly Father, In the sacredness of this moment, I come before You with a heart full of gratitude, reflecting on the words of 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4, which declare: "We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly…

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2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 - "We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring."
1 Thessalonians 4:3 - "For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:"
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1 Thessalonians 2:3 - "For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:"
2 Thessalonians 1:3 - "We 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 Thessalonians 4:2 - "For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus."
2 Thessalonians 3:4 - "And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you."
1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 - "For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor."
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:"
1 Thessalonians 3:4 - "For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know."
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2 Thessalonians 1:4 - "So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:"
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2 Thessalonians 1:1 - "Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:"
1 Thessalonians 3:2 - "And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:"
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"For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:" - 1 Thessalonians 4:3
1 Thessalonians 1:4 - "Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God."
2 Thessalonians 3:13 - "But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing."
"For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:" - 1 Thessalonians 2:3
1 Thessalonians 2:4 - "But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts."