1 Thessalonians 2:1

Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica

2¹ You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results.

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Other Translations of 1 Thessalonians 2:1

King James Version

Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica

2¹ For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

English Standard Version

Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica

2¹ For you yourselves know, brothers,Or brothers and sisters; also verses 9, 14, 17 that our coming to you was not in vain.

The Message

Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica

2¹ So, friends, it's obvious that our visit to you was no waste of time.

New King James Version

Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica

2¹ For you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not in vain.

New Living Translation

Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica

2¹ You yourselves know, dear brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not a failure.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 2:1

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6

(Read 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6)

The apostle had no wordly design in his preaching. Suffering in a good cause should sharpen holy resolution. The gospel of Christ at first met with much opposition; and it was preached with contention, with striving in preaching, and against opposition. And as the matter of the apostle's exhortation was true and pure, the manner of his speaking was without guile. The gospel of Christ is designed for mortifying corrupt affections, and that men may be brought under the power of faith. This is the great motive to sincerity, to consider that God not only sees all we do, but knows our thoughts afar off, and searches the heart. And it is from this God who trieth our hearts, that we must receive our reward. The evidences of the apostle's sincerity were, that he avoided flattery and covetousness. He avoided ambition and vain-glory.