1 Thessalonians 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Thessalonians 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Thessalonians 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 1 Thessalonians 2:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

1 Thessalonians 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.”

1 Thessalonians 2:12 — World English Bible

1 Thessalonians 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory. ”

1 Thessalonians 2:12 — American Standard Version

1 Thessalonians 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for your walking worthily of God, who is calling you to His own reign and glory.”

1 Thessalonians 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Thessalonians 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“that ye should walk worthy ofGod, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory. ”

1 Thessalonians 2:12 — Darby Translation

1 Thessalonians 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That ye would walke worthy of God, who hath called you vnto his kingdome and glorie.”

1 Thessalonians 2:12 — Geneva Bible

1 Thessalonians 2:12 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 2

10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

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

13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:

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What Does 1 Thessalonians 2:12 Mean?

1 Thessalonians 2:12 is a verse from the Book of 1 Thessalonians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Thessalonians chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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