1 Thessalonians 1:3 Quotes
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Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
Context
This line is written by Paul in 1 Thessalonians 1:3.
This is right around the opening of Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians, and he just wants them to know what great Christians they are, but also wants to remind them that they shouldn't stop with their faithful works and labors of love.
Where you've heard it
A labor of love is a project you're doing because you enjoy the work and/or care about the result. "Yolanda's scale macaroni sculpture of the Forbidden City was truly a labor of love."
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
This one's too common to be very pretentious. Labor on, lovers.