1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
What is written? (ESV)
We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
What does it say?
We [Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy] are continuously praying to God about you, thanking Him for your loving work of faith and persistence of hope that’s in our Lord Jesus Christ.
What is its immediate context?
Paul’s introduction to the “church of the Thessalonians” (1:1), he recalls the events around their first hearing Paul bring them the gospel (Acts 17 during his second missionary journey) and the subsequent word he has received about them from other “believers in Macedonia and Achaia” (vs 7).
How 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 is applied across Bible answers
How are works defined in the Bible?
Paul acknowledges and thanks God for the Thessalonians' "work" and "labor" to remain faithful.
