1 Thessalonians 1:2 (YLT)

Passage

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 1:1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of Thessalonians in God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

1 Thessalonians 1:2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,

1 Thessalonians 1:3 unceasingly remembering of you the work of the faith, and the labour of the love, and the endurance of the hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father,

1 Thessalonians 1:4 having known, brethren beloved, by God, your election,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "thanks", "always", "making", "mention", and "prayers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "thanks", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the..." into verse 3's "unceasingly remembering of you the work of...", so "give" and "thanks" belong inside that flow. In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "give" and "thanks" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.