A.T. Robertson Commentary 1 Thessalonians 2:12

"to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory." — 1 Thessalonians 2:12 (ASV)

To the end that (εις το). Final use of εις and the articular infinitive, common idiom in the papyri and Paul uses εις to and the infinitive fifty times , some final, some sub-final, some result (Robertson, Grammar, pp. 989-91).

Walk worthily of God (περιπατειν αξιως του θεου). Present infinitive (linear action), and genitive case with adverb αξιως as in Col 1:10 (cf. Php 1:27; Ephesians 4:1), like a preposition.

Calleth (καλουντος). Present active participle, keeps on calling. Some MSS. have καλεσαντος, called.

Kingdom (βασιλειαν) here is the future consummation because of glory (δοξαν) as in 2 Thessalonians 1:5; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 15:50; Galatians 5:21; 2 Timothy 4:1,18), but Paul uses it for the present kingdom of grace also as in 1 Corinthians 4:20; Romans 14:17; Colossians 1:13.