1 Thessalonians 2:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Who

General references

Genesis 5:22

Bible References

Who

The one who calls you [is] faithful, who also will do [this].

And [those] whom he predestined, these [he] also called, and [those] whom he called, these [he] also justified, and [those] whom he justified, these [he] also glorified.

And [he did so] in order that he could make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy that he prepared beforehand for glory,

God [is] faithful, by whom you were called to fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

for which [purpose] we also pray always for you, that you may be considered worthy of the calling of our God, and he might fulfill every desire for goodness and work of faith with power,

But we ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers [dearly] loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you [as] first fruits for salvation by the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth,

who saved us and called [us] with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace that was given to us in Christ Jesus {before time began},

but as the one who called you [is] holy, [you] yourselves be holy in all [your] conduct,

But you [are] a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for [God's] possession, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,

not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the other hand blessing [others], because for this [reason] you were called, so that you could inherit a blessing.

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, [after you] have suffered for a short time, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, [and] establish [you].

General references

And Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah three hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters.