1-thessalonians 1:2
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
American King James Version (AKJV)
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
American Standard Version (ASV)
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
We give praise to God at all times for you, keeping you in memory in our prayers;
Webster's Revision
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
World English Bible
We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,
English Revised Version (ERV)
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
Clarke's 1-thessalonians 1:2 Bible Commentary
We give thanks - See Philippians 1:3, Philippians 1:4, and Colossians 1:3; where the same forms of speech are used.
Barnes's 1-thessalonians 1:2 Bible Commentary
We give thanks to God always for you all - see the notes, Romans 1:9.
Making mention of you in our prayers - See the notes at Ephesians 1:16. It may be observed here:
(1) that the apostle was in the habit of constant prayer.
(2) that he was accustomed to extemporary prayer, and not to written prayer. It is not credible that "forms" of prayer had been framed for the churches at Thessalonica and Ephesus, and the other churches for which Paul says he prayed, nor would it have been possible to have adapted such forms to the varying circumstances attending the organization of new churches.