1 Thessalonians 2:12 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹²That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

1 Thessalonians 2:12 —

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 4:1
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
1 John 2:6
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
1 John 1:6-7
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: …
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: …
1 Thessalonians 4:12
That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 7-12)

In these words the apostle reminds the Thessalonians of the manner of his conversation among them. And, I. He mentions the gentleness of their behaviour: We were gentle among you, 1 Thess. 2:7. He showed great mildness and tenderness who might have acted with the authority of an apostle of Christ. Such behaviour greatly recommends religion, and is most agreeable to God’s gracious dealing with sinn…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 12)

12. worthy of God--“worthy of the Lord” (Col 1:10); “worthily of the saints” (Ro 16:2, Greek): “... of the Gospel” (Php 1:27) “... of the vocation wherewith ye are called” (Ep 4:1). Inconsistency would cause God’s name to be “blasphemed among the Gentiles” (Ro 2:24). The Greek article is emphatical, “Worthy of THE God who is calling you.” hath called--So one of the oldest manuscripts and Vulgate.…