1 Thessalonians 3:12

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What does 1 Thessalonians 3:12 mean?

1 Thessalonians 3:12 in the original Greek

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Cross references for 1 Thessalonians 3:12

• Philippians 1:9

  And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

• Romans 13:8

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

• 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. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. …

• Matthew 22:39

  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• 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 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.

• 1 John 3:11-19

  For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. …

• Galatians 5:22

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

• 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10

  But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

• Matthew 7:12

  Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

• Galatians 5:6

  For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

• Galatians 5:13-14

  For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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Context

• 1 Thessalonians 3:11

  Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.

• 1 Thessalonians 3:12

  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 3:13

  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.

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