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

He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.

And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.

And what if He did this to make known the riches of His glory on objects of mercy that He prepared beforehand for glory—

God is faithful; you were called by Him into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

And in view of this, we always pray for you that our God will consider you worthy of His calling, and will, by His power, fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith,

But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.

He has saved us and called us
with a holy calling,
not according to our works,
but according to His own purpose and grace,
which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began.

But as the One who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct;

But you are a chosen race,

a royal priesthood,

a holy nation,

a people for His possession,

so that you may proclaim the praises

of the One who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light.

not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.

Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little.

General references

And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters.