2 Thessalonians 1:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Brothers and sisters, we thank God for you always. And that’s what we should do, because you give us good reason to be thankful: Your faith is growing more and more. And the love that every one of you has for each other is also growing.

Cross References

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory be to him, now and forever! Amen.

Proverbs 4:18

The path of those who live right is like the early morning light. It gets brighter and brighter until the full light of day.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

Brothers and sisters, you are people the Lord loves. And we always thank God for you. That’s what we should do, because God chose you to be some of the first people to be saved. You are saved by the Spirit making you holy and by your faith in the truth.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Brothers and sisters, now I have some other things to tell you. We taught you how to live in a way that will please God. And you are living that way. Now we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live that way more and more.

Philippians 1:9

This is my prayer for you: that your love will grow more and more; that you will have knowledge and understanding with your love;

1 Thessalonians 3:12

We pray that the Lord will make your love grow. We pray that he will give you more and more love for each other and for all people. We pray that you will love everyone in the same way we love you.

John 15:2

He cuts off every branch of mine that does not produce fruit. He also trims every branch that produces fruit to prepare it to produce even more.

1 Peter 1:22

You have made yourselves pure by obeying the truth. Now you can have true love for your brothers and sisters. So love each other deeply—with all your heart.

1 Thessalonians 3:9

We have so much joy before our God because of you! So we thank God for you. But we cannot thank him enough for all the joy we feel.

Romans 1:8

First I want to say that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you. I thank him because people everywhere in the world are talking about your great faith.

2 Peter 1:13

While I am still living here on earth, I think it is right for me to remind you of them.

1 Thessalonians 3:6

But now Timothy has come back from his visit with you and told us good news about your faith and love. He told us that you always remember us in a good way. He told us that you want very much to see us again. And it is the same with us—we want very much to see you.

Philippians 1:7

I know I am right to think like this about all of you because you are so close to my heart. This is because you have all played such an important part in God’s grace to me—now, during this time that I am in prison, and whenever I am defending and proving the truth of the Good News.

Ephesians 5:20

Always give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:4

I always thank my God for you because of the grace that he has given you through Christ Jesus.

Luke 17:5

The apostles said to the Lord, “Give us more faith!”

Luke 15:32

But this was a day to be happy and celebrate. Your brother was dead, but now he is alive. He was lost, but now he is found.’”

Psalm 92:13

They are planted in the house of the Lord. They grow strong there in the courtyards of our God.

Psalm 84:7

The people travel from town to town on their way to Zion, where they will meet with God.

Job 17:9

But those who do right will continue to do what is right. Those who are not guilty grow stronger and stronger.

2 Corinthians 10:15

We limit our boasting to the work that is ours. We don’t boast about the work other people have done. We hope that your faith will continue to grow. We hope that you will help our work to grow much larger.

2 Thessalonians 2:1

Brothers and sisters, we have something to say about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We want to talk to you about that time when we will meet together with him.