"And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all {men}, even as we {do} toward yo…" — 1 Thessalonians 3:12

1 Thessalonians 3:12 · KJV

“And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all {men}, even as we {do} toward you:”

— 1 Thessalonians 3:12

Verse 11

Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. {direct: or, guide}

Verse 13

To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. {saints: or, holy ones, or, angels}

1 Thessalonians 3 — Context

Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. {direct: or, guide}

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all {men}, even as we {do} toward you:

To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. {saints: or, holy ones, or, angels}

Cross References

Philippians 1:9

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and {in} all judgment; {judgment: or, sense}

Romans 13:8

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Matthew 22:39

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

1 John 4:7-16

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. {is born: Gr. has been born}

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

1 John 3:11-19

For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. {message: or, commandment}

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that none render evil for evil unto any {man}; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all {men}.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,