2 Thessalonians 1:3

Bible in Basic English 1965

It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

Cross References

Job 17:9

Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.

Psalm 84:7

They go from strength to strength; every one of them comes before God in Zion.

Psalm 92:13

Those who are planted in the house of the Lord will come up tall and strong in his gardens.

Proverbs 4:18

But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

Luke 15:32

But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.

Luke 17:5

And the twelve said to the Lord, Make our faith greater.

John 15:2

He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.

Romans 1:8

First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.

1 Corinthians 1:4

I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus;

2 Corinthians 10:15

Not taking credit to ourselves for what is not our business, that is, for the work of others; but having hope that, with the growth of your faith, we may get the credit for an increase which is the effect of our work,

Ephesians 5:20

Giving praise at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

Philippians 1:7

So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

Philippians 1:9

And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

1 Thessalonians 3:12

And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;

1 Thessalonians 3:6

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;

1 Thessalonians 3:9

For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;

1 Thessalonians 4:1

And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.

2 Thessalonians 2:1

Now as to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and our meeting with him, it is our desire, my brothers,

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

1 Peter 1:22

And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

2 Peter 1:13

And it seems right to me, as long as I am in this tent of flesh, to keep your minds awake by working on your memory;

2 Peter 3:18

But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.