Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and you the Lord cause to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you,
New American Standard Bible
and may the Lord cause you to increase and
King James Version
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
Holman Bible
And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love
International Standard Version
May the Lord greatly increase your love for each other and for all people, just as we love you.
A Conservative Version
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward each other, and toward all men, just as also we toward you,
American Standard Version
and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you;
Amplified
And may the Lord cause you to increase and excel and overflow in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you;
An Understandable Version
And may the Lord cause your love for one another, and for everyone, to increase and overflow, just as ours does for you also.
Anderson New Testament
And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love to one another and to all, even as we toward you,
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;
Common New Testament
and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we do for you,
Daniel Mace New Testament
may the Lord make you increase and abound in mutual love, in love towards all men, as we do towards you:
Darby Translation
But you, may the Lord make to exceed and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also towards you,
Godbey New Testament
and the Lord fill you and cause you to superabound in divine love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also do towards you;
Goodspeed New Testament
May the Lord make your love for one another and for all men wide and full like my love for you,
John Wesley New Testament
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love towards one another and towards all men, as we also do towards you,
Julia Smith Translation
And the Lord increase you and make you to abound in love to one another, and to all, as also we to you:
King James 2000
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
Lexham Expanded Bible
and [may] the Lord [cause] you to increase and to abound in love for one another and for all, just as also we [do] for you,
Modern King James verseion
And may the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we also toward you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and the Lord increase you, and make you flow over in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you,
Moffatt New Testament
And may the Lord make you increase and excel in love to one another and to all men (as is my love for you),
Montgomery New Testament
Meanwhile, may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as I do toward you.
NET Bible
And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we do for you,
New Heart English Bible
and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,
Noyes New Testament
and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we do in love toward you;
Sawyer New Testament
and the Lord cause you to be full and abound with love one to another and to all men, as we also to you,
The Emphasized Bible
And, you, may the Lord cause to abound and excel in your love one toward another, and toward all, - even as, we, do toward you:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the Lord cause you to abound and overflow with love one to another, and towards all men, as we also do to you:
Twentieth Century New Testament
And for you, may the Lord fill you to overflowing with love for one another and for every one, just as we are filled with love for you;
Webster
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one towards another, and towards all men, even as we do towards you:
Weymouth New Testament
and as for you, may the Lord teach you to love one another and all men, with a growing and a glowing love, resembling our love for you.
Williams New Testament
May the Lord make you increase and overflow in love for one another and for all men, as my love for you does,
World English Bible
and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,
Worrell New Testament
and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, as we also do toward you,
Worsley New Testament
and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love to one another, and to all men, as we do towards you:
Themes
Brethren » Duty to » Abounding
Brotherly love » Special teachings concerning » Abounding
spiritual Development » Spiritual growth, encouraged » In love
Duty » To brethren » Abounding
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In love
Love » Love, brotherly special teachings concerning » Abounding
Love » Special teachings concerning » Abounding
Love to man » Saints should » Abound in
Topics
Interlinear
De
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Perisseuo
Eis
εἰς
Eis
Usage: 1267
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 3:12
Prayers for 1 Thessalonians 3:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For The Church
11 And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you, 12 and you the Lord cause to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you, 13 to the establishing your hearts blameless in sanctification before our God and Father, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
Cross References
Philippians 1:9
and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,
1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of my writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,
1 Thessalonians 5:15
see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because increase greatly doth your faith, and abound doth the love of each one of you all, to one another;
Galatians 5:6
for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith through love working.
Galatians 5:22
And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,
1 John 3:11-19
because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may love one another,
1 John 4:7-16
Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know God;
Psalm 115:4
Their idols are silver and gold, work of man's hands,
Matthew 7:12
'All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
Matthew 22:39
and the second is like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;
Luke 17:5
And the apostles said to the Lord, 'Add to us faith;'
Romans 13:8
To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other -- law he hath fulfilled,
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling;
2 Corinthians 9:10
and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
Galatians 5:13-14
For ye -- to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,
1 Thessalonians 2:8
so being desirous of you, we are well-pleased to impart to you not only the good news of God, but also our own souls, because beloved ye have become to us,
1 Thessalonians 4:1
As to the rest, then, brethren, we request you, and call upon you in the Lord Jesus, as ye did receive from us how it behoveth you to walk and to please God, that ye may abound the more,
James 1:17
every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;
2 Peter 1:7
and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;
2 Peter 3:18
and increase ye in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to him is the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen.