1 Thessalonians 1:2
in 1 Thessalonians 1We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
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ASV
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
KJV
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
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This verse in 1 Thessalonians 1
Commentary
11 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
We give thanks to God always for you all - see the notes, Rom 1:9. Making mention of you in our prayers - See the notes at Eph 1:16. It may be observed here: (1) That the apostle was in the habit of constant prayer. (2) That he was accustomed to extemporary prayer, and not to written prayer.
This site's exposition
remembering you in our prayers
on 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
The thanksgiving recalls three graces, each named with its labor: your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope. The triad returns as armor at 5:8, the letter's own summary of the Christian life.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers, constantly remembering your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father: For …
"Grace be unto you, and peace." Do you perceive that the very commencement of his Epistle is with encomiums? "We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers." For to give thanks to God for them is the act of one testifying to their great advancement, when they are not only praised themselves, but God also is thanked for them, as Himself having done it all. He teaches them also to be moderate, all but saying, that it is all of the power of God. That he gives thanks for them, therefore, is on account of their good conduct, but that he remembers them in his prayers, proceeds from his love towards them.
The Medieval Church3 voices
Immediately after the praise follows glory to God. For by thanking God for them, he shows that they have fulfilled everything by which God is glorified. But at the same time he also teaches humility, since everything is accomplished by God. That he thanks God …
Rightly he says grace first, then naming peace, because without grace there is no peace nor is reconciliation possible.
This he says twice, just as he says later on in this same letter (5:17).
4 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church1 voice
Then when Paul says, "we give thanks," he begins the letter's message: first, he commends them for their past perseverance; secondly, he urges them to act well even in the future (4:1). In addition, Paul first gives thanks in general for their blessings; secondly, he …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
We give thanks to God always for you all,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
We--I, Silvanus, and Timotheus. Ro 1:9 supports ALFORD in translating, "making mention of you in our prayers without ceasing" (1Th 1:3). Thus, "without ceasing," in the second clause, answers in parallelism to "always," in the first.
We give thanks - See Php 1:3, Php 1:4, and Col 1:3; where the same forms of speech are used.
The words behind it
13 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Εὐχαριστοῦμεν | eucharistoumen | We give thanks | G2168 → | 38 times |
| τῷ | to | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεῷ | theo | to God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| πάντοτε | pantote | always | G3842 → | 40 times |
| περὶ | peri | concerning | G4012 → | 332 times |
| πάντων | panton | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| ὑμῶν | humon | of you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| μνείαν | mneian | mention | G3417 → | |
| ποιούμενοι | poioumenoi | making | G4160 → | 569 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | in | G1909 → | 883 times |
| τῶν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| προσευχῶν | proseuchon | prayers | G4335 → | |
| ἡμῶν, | hemon | of us, | G3165 → | 1936 times |
ΕὐχαριστοῦμενWe give thanks
eucharistoumenG2168 →38 times
τῷ<the>
toG3588 →19766 times
θεῷto God
theoG2316 →1312 times
πάντοτεalways
pantoteG3842 →40 times
περὶconcerning
periG4012 →332 times
πάντωνall
pantonG3956 →1235 times
ὑμῶνof you
humonG4771 →2973 times
μνείανmention
mneianG3417 →
ποιούμενοιmaking
poioumenoiG4160 →569 times
ἐπὶin
epiG1909 →883 times
τῶνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
προσευχῶνprayers
proseuchonG4335 →
ἡμῶν,of us,
hemonG3165 →1936 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Colossians 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 1:3
I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
- Colossians 1:9
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and…
- Romans 1:8–9
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
- 1 Corinthians 1:4
I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 1:3–5
I thank my God every time I remember you.
- 2 Timothy 1:3
Through
Philemon 1:4I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,
it leads to
- Romans 1:8
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
- Ephesians 1:16
I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
- Philippians 1:3
I thank my God every time I remember you.
- Romans 1:8
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrosiaster, Commentary on 1 Thessalonians; Anselm of Laon, Commentary (church-history corpus); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on 1 Thessalonians 1; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Nicholas of Lyra, Commentary (church-history corpus); Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 1 Thessalonians and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on 1 Thessalonians.
