1 Thes 1:5 Cross References

1 Thessalonians 1:5

5: For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know that the way we lived among you was further proof of the truth of our message.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

  1. And we will never stop thanking God that when we preached his message to you, you didn't think of the words we spoke as being just our own. You accepted what we said as the very word of God--which, of course, it was. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

2 Thessalonians 3:7

  1. For you know that you ought to follow our example. We were never lazy when we were with you.
  2. We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
  3. It wasn't that we didn't have the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow.

2 Thessalonians 2:14

  1. He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:12

  1. They were told that these things would not happen during their lifetime, but many years later, during yours. And now this Good News has been announced by those who preached to you in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.

Mark 16:20

  1. And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked with them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.

Galatians 5:22

  1. But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  2. gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.

Galatians 3:2

  1. Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by keeping the law? Of course not, for the Holy Spirit came upon you only after you believed the message you heard about Christ.
  2. Have you lost your senses? After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?
  3. You have suffered so much for the Good News. Surely it was not in vain, was it? Are you now going to just throw it all away?
  4. I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law of Moses? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ.

Colossians 2:2

  1. My goal is that they will be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have full confidence because they have complete understanding of God's secret plan, which is Christ himself.

1 Corinthians 2:2

  1. For I decided to concentrate only on Jesus Christ and his death on the cross.
  2. I came to you in weakness--timid and trembling.
  3. And my message and my preaching were very plain. I did not use wise and persuasive speeches, but the Holy Spirit was powerful among you.
  4. I did this so that you might trust the power of God rather than human wisdom.

Ephesians 3:20

  1. Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.

Hebrews 2:3

  1. What makes us think that we can escape if we are indifferent to this great salvation that was announced by the Lord Jesus himself? It was passed on to us by those who heard him speak,
  2. and God verified the message by signs and wonders and various miracles and by giving gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose to do so.

1 Corinthians 4:20

  1. For the Kingdom of God is not just fancy talk; it is living by God's power.

James 1:16

  1. So don't be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.
  2. Whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God above, who created all heaven's lights. Unlike them, he never changes or casts shifting shadows.
  3. In his goodness he chose to make us his own children by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his choice possession.

Hebrews 6:18

  1. So God has given us both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can take new courage, for we can hold on to his promise with confidence.
  2. This confidence is like a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain of heaven into God's inner sanctuary.

2 Timothy 2:10

  1. I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.

Hebrews 6:11

  1. Our great desire is that you will keep right on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.

2 Timothy 2:8

  1. Never forget that Jesus Christ was a man born into King David's family and that he was raised from the dead. This is the Good News I preach.

Romans 1:16

  1. For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes--Jews first and also Gentiles.

Philippians 4:9

  1. Keep putting into practice all you learned from me and heard from me and saw me doing, and the God of peace will be with you.

Acts 16:14

  1. One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.

1 Peter 1:3

  1. All honor to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for it is by his boundless mercy that God has given us the privilege of being born again. Now we live with a wonderful expectation because Jesus Christ rose again from the dead.

1 Timothy 4:12

  1. Don't let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you teach, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.
  2. Until I get there, focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the believers, and teaching them.
  3. Do not neglect the spiritual gift you received through the prophecies spoken to you when the elders of the church laid their hands on you.
  4. Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress.
  5. Keep a close watch on yourself and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right, and God will save you and those who hear you.

Ephesians 2:4

  1. But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so very much,
  2. that even while we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's special favor that you have been saved!)

Galatians 5:5

  1. But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive everything promised to us who are right with God through faith.

Ephesians 2:10

  1. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Acts 11:15

  1. "Well, I began telling them the Good News, but just as I was getting started, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning.
  2. Then I thought of the Lord's words when he said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'
  3. And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to argue?"
  4. When the others heard this, all their objections were answered and they began praising God. They said, "God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of turning from sin and receiving eternal life."

Philippians 2:13

  1. For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to do what pleases him.

2 Corinthians 6:3

  1. We try to live in such a way that no one will be hindered from finding the Lord by the way we act, and so no one can find fault with our ministry.
  2. In everything we do we try to show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind.
  3. We have been beaten, been put in jail, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food.
  4. We have proved ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, our sincere love, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
  5. We have faithfully preached the truth. God's power has been working in us. We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack and to defend ourselves.

1 Thessalonians 2:1

  1. You yourselves know, dear brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not a failure.
  2. You know how badly we had been treated at Philippi just before we came to you and how much we suffered there. Yet our God gave us the courage to declare his Good News to you boldly, even though we were surrounded by many who opposed us.
  3. So you can see that we were not preaching with any deceit or impure purposes or trickery.
  4. For we speak as messengers who have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He is the one who examines the motives of our hearts.
  5. Never once did we try to win you with flattery, as you very well know. And God is our witness that we were not just pretending to be your friends so you would give us money!

1 Corinthians 3:16

  1. Don't you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?

Isaiah 55:11

  1. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.

Acts 10:44

  1. Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who had heard the message.
  2. The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out upon the Gentiles, too.
  3. And there could be no doubt about it, for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter asked,

Acts 20:18

  1. When they arrived he declared, "You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now
  2. I have done the Lord's work humbly--yes, and with tears. I have endured the trials that came to me from the plots of the Jews.

1 Corinthians 4:9

  1. But sometimes I think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor's parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world--to people and angels alike.
  2. Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you are so wise! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are well thought of, but we are laughed at.
  3. To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, without enough clothes to keep us warm. We have endured many beatings, and we have no homes of our own.
  4. We have worked wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.
  5. We respond gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world's garbage, like everybody's trash--right up to the present moment.

1 Corinthians 3:6

  1. My job was to plant the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God, not we, who made it grow.

2 Corinthians 3:6

  1. He is the one who has enabled us to represent his new covenant. This is a covenant, not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old way ends in death; in the new way, the Holy Spirit gives life.

1 Corinthians 1:24

  1. But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the mighty power of God and the wonderful wisdom of God.

Galatians 2:2

  1. I went there because God revealed to me that I should go. While I was there I talked privately with the leaders of the church. I wanted them to understand what I had been preaching to the Gentiles. I wanted to make sure they did not disagree, or my ministry would have been useless.

2 Peter 1:10

  1. So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Doing this, you will never stumble or fall away.

Acts 20:33

  1. "I have never coveted anyone's money or fine clothing.
  2. You know that these hands of mine have worked to pay my own way, and I have even supplied the needs of those who were with me.
  3. And I have been a constant example of how you can help the poor by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

2 Corinthians 4:1

  1. And so, since God in his mercy has given us this wonderful ministry, we never give up.
  2. We reject all shameful and underhanded methods. We do not try to trick anyone, and we do not distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know that.
  3. If the Good News we preach is veiled from anyone, it is a sign that they are perishing.

1 Corinthians 9:19

  1. This means I am not bound to obey people just because they pay me, yet I have become a servant of everyone so that I can bring them to Christ.
  2. When I am with the Jews, I become one of them so that I can bring them to Christ. When I am with those who follow the Jewish laws, I do the same, even though I am not subject to the law, so that I can bring them to Christ.
  3. When I am with the Gentiles who do not have the Jewish law, I fit in with them as much as I can. In this way, I gain their confidence and bring them to Christ. But I do not discard the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.
  4. When I am with those who are oppressed, I share their oppression so that I might bring them to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone so that I might bring them to Christ.
  5. I do all this to spread the Good News, and in doing so I enjoy its blessings.

Ephesians 1:17

  1. asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
  2. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future he has promised to those he called. I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his people.
  3. I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of his power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power
  4. that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms.

Acts 11:21

  1. The power of the Lord was upon them, and large numbers of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord.

1 Corinthians 10:33

  1. That is the plan I follow, too. I try to please everyone in everything I do. I don't just do what I like or what is best for me, but what is best for them so they may be saved.

2 Corinthians 10:4

  1. We use God's mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the Devil's strongholds.
  2. With these weapons we break down every proud argument that keeps people from knowing God. With these weapons we conquer their rebellious ideas, and we teach them to obey Christ.

Romans 2:16

  1. The day will surely come when God, by Jesus Christ, will judge everyone's secret life. This is my message.

Galatians 1:8

  1. Let God's curse fall on anyone, including myself, who preaches any other message than the one we told you about. Even if an angel comes from heaven and preaches any other message, let him be forever cursed.
  2. I will say it again: If anyone preaches any other gospel than the one you welcomed, let God's curse fall upon that person.
  3. Obviously, I'm not trying to be a people pleaser! No, I am trying to please God. If I were still trying to please people, I would not be Christ's servant.
  4. Dear brothers and sisters, I solemnly assure you that the Good News of salvation which I preach is not based on mere human reasoning or logic.
  5. For my message came by a direct revelation from Jesus Christ himself. No one else taught me.

Acts 2:33

  1. Now he sits on the throne of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.

Romans 15:18

  1. I dare not boast of anything else. I have brought the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I lived before them.
  2. I have won them over by the miracles done through me as signs from God--all by the power of God's Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ all the way from Jerusalem clear over into Illyricum.

John 16:7

  1. But it is actually best for you that I go away, because if I don't, the Counselor won't come. If I do go away, he will come because I will send him to you.
  2. And when he comes, he will convince the world of its sin, and of God's righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
  3. The world's sin is unbelief in me.
  4. Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more.
  5. Judgment will come because the prince of this world has already been judged.

1 Corinthians 12:7

  1. A spiritual gift is given to each of us as a means of helping the entire church.
  2. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another he gives the gift of special knowledge.
  3. The Spirit gives special faith to another, and to someone else he gives the power to heal the sick.
  4. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and to another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to know whether it is really the Spirit of God or another spirit that is speaking. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, and another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.
  5. It is the one and only Holy Spirit who distributes these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.

Psalms 10:2

  1. Proud and wicked people viciously oppress the poor. Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.
  2. For they brag about their evil desires; they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.

Hebrews 10:22

  1. let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trusting him. For our evil consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

2 Peter 1:19

  1. Because of that, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. Pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a light shining in a dark place--until the day Christ appears and his brilliant light shines in your hearts.

Titus 3:5

  1. He saved us, not because of the good things we did, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit.
  2. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us because of what Jesus Christ our Savior did.

1 Peter 5:3

  1. Don't lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your good example.
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