1 Thessalonians 1:2

We give thanks to God always for you all,.... For all the members of this church, Jew or Gentile, rich or poor, greater or lesser believers, officers or private Christians; for their being a church,…

We give thanks to God always for you all - see the notes, Rom 1:9. Making mention of you in our prayers - See the notes at Eph 1:16. It may be observed here: (1) That the apostle was in the habit of…

We give thanks - See Phi 1:3, Phi 1:4, and Col 1:3; where the same forms of speech are used.

I. The apostle begins with thanksgiving to God. Being about to mention the things that were matter of joy to him, and highly praiseworthy in them, and greatly for their advantage, he chooses to do…

We give thanks to God always for you all "We," i.e. the three above named. Here, as in Php 1:4, he has thankfulness and joy over them "all;" no other Churches seem to have been so much to the…