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Living to Please God

1 Thessalonians 4:10

In 9 translations

BSB
And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more
KJV
And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
WEB
for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;
ASV
for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more;
LSV
for you do it also to all the brothers who [are] in all Macedonia; and we call on you, brothers, to abound still more,
YLT
for ye do it also to all the brethren who [are] in all Macedonia; and we call upon you, brethren, to abound still more,
DBY
For also ye do this towards all the brethren in the whole of Macedonia; but we exhort you, brethren, to abound still more,
DRC
For indeed you do it towards all the brethren in all Macedonia. But we entreat you, brethren, that you abound more:
GNV
Yea, and that thing verily yee doe vnto all the brethren, which are throughout all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ γὰρ ποιεῖτε αὐτὸ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς τοὺς ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ. παρακαλοῦμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, περισσεύειν μᾶλλον,
RP2018
καὶ γὰρ ποιεῖτε αὐτὸ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς τοὺς ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ. Παρακαλοῦμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, περισσεύειν μᾶλλον,
TR-Boyd
καὶ γὰρ ποιεῖτε αὐτὸ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς τοὺς ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ. Παρακαλοῦμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, περισσεύειν μᾶλλον,
SCR1894
και γαρ ποιειτε αυτο εις παντας τους αδελφους τους εν ολη τη μακεδονια παρακαλουμεν δε υμας αδελφοι περισσευειν μαλλον

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  • Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
  • 1 Thessalonians 3:12And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
  • 2 Thessalonians 1:3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
  • 1 Thessalonians 1:7As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
  • 2 Corinthians 8:8–10I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became…
  • 2 Corinthians 8:1–2Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia. In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
  • Philippians 3:13–15Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling…
  • Colossians 1:4because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
  • 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
  • Ephesians 1:15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
  • Philemon 1:5–7because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ. I…

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