1 Thessalonians 3:2 Cross References - Godbey

² and we sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God in the gospel of Christ, in order to establish you, and exhort you concerning your faith;

²² strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to abide in the faith, and it behooves them through many tribulations to enter into the kingdom of God. ²³ And electing elders for them in every church, praying with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

¹ And he arrived into Derbe and Lystra. And, behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timothy, the son of a faithful Jewish woman, and a Greek father,

⁵ Then the churches were indeed strengthened in faith, and abounded in number daily.

¹⁴ But immediately at that time the brethren sent away Paul to travel even to the sea: and Silas and Timothy remained there. ¹⁵ But having embarked Paul, they led him even to Athens: and receiving commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed from him.

⁵ And when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was straitened with the word, witnessing to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

²¹ Timothy my fellow-laborer salutes you; and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my consanguinity, salute you.

¹⁷ For this same thing I sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ Jesus, as I teach everywhere in every church.

¹⁰ But if Timothy may come, see that he may be with you without fear; for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I also: ¹¹ therefore let no one snub him. But send him forth in peace, in order that he may come to me: for I await him with the brethren. ¹² But concerning brother Apollos, I entreated him much, that he may come to you with the brethren: but it was not altogether his will that he may come now; but he will come when he may have opportunity.

¹ Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Timothy, to the church of God which is at Corinth, along with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

¹⁹ For Christ Jesus, the Son of God, the one being preached by us, through me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yes and no, but it was yes in him.

¹³ and I had no rest to my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus: but having bidden them adieu, I came away into Macedonia.

²³ Whether in behalf of Titus, my companion and fellow-laborer towards you; or our brethren, the apostles of the churches, the glory of Christ.

²¹ But in order that you may also know the things concerning me, how I am doing, Tychicus, my beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known to you: ²² whom I sent to you unto this same thing, in order that you may know the affairs concerning us, and he may comfort your hearts.

²⁵ And having confidence in this, I know that I shall abide with you all, unto your promotion and the joy of your faith;

¹⁹ But I hope in the Lord Jesus, speedily to send unto you Timothy, in order that I may also be delighted, having learned the things concerning you. ²⁰ For I have no one like-minded, who will nobly remember the things concerning you; ²¹ for all are seeking after their own, and not the things of Jesus Christ. ²² But you know his integrity, that, as a child a father, he served along with me in the gospel. ²³ Indeed then I hope to send him, so soon as I may learn the things concerning myself: ²⁴ but I trust in the Lord that I myself will come speedily. ²⁵ But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-laborer and fellow-soldier, and apostle and the minister of my necessity;

¹ Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Timothy,

⁷ as you have learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is the faithful minister of Christ your behalf,

⁹ along with our faithful and beloved brother, Onesimus, who is from you; they will truly make known all things to you.

¹² Epaphras, who is from you, the servant of Jesus Christ, always agonizing in your behalf in his prayers, in order that you may stand perfect even having been fully carried away in all the will of God, salutes you.

¹³ in order to establish your hearts blameless in holiness in the presence of God even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints: amen.