1st Thessalonians Chapter 2 verse 12 Holy Bible
to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.
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So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.
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that ye should walk worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.
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That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
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to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
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for your walking worthily of God, who is calling you to His own reign and glory.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - That (or, to the end that) ye would walk worthy of God; so as to adorn the gospel of God. So in the Epistle to the Colossians: "That ye would walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing" (Colossians 1:10). Who hath called you; or, as the best attested manuscripts read, who calleth you. To his kingdom and glory. Not to be weakened as if it were a Hebraism for "his glorious kingdom," or "the kingdom of his glory;" but the kingdom and glory are to be viewed as two different objects. "God called you to Ms kingdom," namely, the Messianic kingdom which he has established on earth; and which will be completely realized at the advent. And "God called you to his glory," namely, the glory which is in reserve for all the members of his kingdom.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) Hath called.--The right reading is, was calling, which has been altered because of the slight theological difficulty, on the analogy of Galatians 1:6, etc. The call is not simply a momentary act, but a continual beckoning upwards, until the privileges offered are actually attained. The Thessalonians at that time, though already by baptism members of the kingdom (Colossians 1:13), were not yet so assured in their new allegiance as to be certain of reaching the full-developed glory of that kingdom. Note again the thought of the Advent.
