1Ch 29:12-16, Ezr 7:27, Mat 11:25-26, Act 11:18, 28:15, Rom 1:8, 1Cor 1:4 | ESV | STEP | Both riches and honor come from you , and you rule over all . In your hand are power and might , and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all .

r[See ver. 14 above]

t 1 Cor. 1:4; Eph. 1:15, 16; Phil. 1:3; Col. 1:3, 4; [ch. 6:17; Phil. 4:6; 2 Tim. 1:3]

1 Chronicles 29:12-16

12 ^aBoth riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. ^bIn your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. 13 And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.

14 “But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. 15 ^cFor we are strangers before you and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are ^dlike a shadow, and there is no abiding. ^{▼▼Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew hope, or prospect} 16 O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand and is all your own.

Ezra 7:27

27 ^fBlessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, ^gwho put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem,

Matthew 11:25-26

Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest

25 ^hAt that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, ⁱLord of heaven and earth, that ^jyou have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and ^krevealed them to little children; 26 yes, Father, for such was your ^lgracious will. ^{▼▼Or for so it pleased you well}

Acts 11:18

18 When they heard these things they fell silent. And they ⁿglorified God, saying, ^o“Then to the Gentiles also God has ^pgranted ^qrepentance that leads to life.”

Acts 28:15

15 And ^rthe brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, ^sPaul thanked God and took courage.

Romans 1:8

Longing to Go to Rome

8 First, ^tI thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, ^ubecause your faith is proclaimed in all the world.

1 Corinthians 1:4

Thanksgiving

4 I ^vgive thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,