1 Thessalonians 3:12

Prayer For The Church

¹¹ now may God our father, and our Lord Jesus Christ remove all the obstructions of our journey to you. ¹² may the Lord make you increase and abound in mutual love, in love towards all men, as we do towards you: ¹³ that by the sanctity of your affections, you may stand unreprov'd in the presence of God our father, when our Lord Jesus Christ shall come with all his holy angels.

Love One Another

For All People

Philippians 1:9

and the favour I ask of him is this, that your kindness to me may be crown'd with farther improvements in knowledge and all prudence;

1 Thessalonians 4:9-10

As to brotherly love, I have no occasion to write about it, God himself having instructed you to love one another.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Don't allow any one to return evil for evil, but strive to do all the good you can to one another, and to all the world.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We are oblig'd, my brethren, to render thanks to God continually upon your account, as it is but just; since your faith still improves, and your mutual love is always increasing.

Galatians 5:6

for in the christian-dispensation, neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but an active benevolent faith.

Galatians 5:22

but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, sweetness of disposition, beneficence, faithfulness, meekness, temperance:

1 John 3:11-19

for this is the doctrine that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

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.

Matthew 7:12

Let your actions be such, with regard to others, as you should think reasonable with regard to yourselves, for this is the substance of the law and the prophets.

Matthew 22:39

and the second has an affinity with it, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self."

Luke 17:5

The Apostles having said to the Lord, increase our faith, he answer'd them,

Romans 13:8

Owe no man any thing, but mutual love: for he that

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

For tho' I should speak with the eloquence of men, and of angels, and not have social affection, I should be like sounding brass, or a noisy cymbal.

2 Corinthians 9:10

now he that furnishes seed to the sower, and bread for food, shall furnish and multiply what you sow, and increase the fruits of your liberality.

Galatians 5:13-14

for, brethren, you have been called to liberty. only abuse not this freedom as a pretext to vice, but in offices of love be as servants one to another.

1 Thessalonians 2:8

Our affection therefore to you being so great, we were as ready to give our lives for you, as we were to communicate the divine gospel to you, so much did you engage our love.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally, my brethren, we intreat and conjure you by the Lord Jesus Christ, to observe the instructions we gave you about your religious conduct, and to make continual progress therein.

James 1:17

every thing that is valuable, every gift that leads to perfection is deriv'd from heaven, it descends from that original light, which knows no change, no shadow, or decline:

2 Peter 1:7

to piety, fraternal affection: and to fraternal affection, universal benevolence.

2 Peter 3:18

on the contrary, may you increase in the favour, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! to him be glory both now and for ever. AMEN.