1 Thessalonians 3 Cross References - MKJV

¹ Therefore when we could no longer endure, we were pleased to be left at Athens alone. ² And we sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith, ³ so that no one should be drawn aside by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to them. ⁴ For truly, when we were with you, we told you before that we were going to suffer affliction, as it also happened, even you know. ⁵ For this cause, when I could no longer endure, I also sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter may have tempted you and our labor may have been in vain. ⁶ But now when Timothy came from you to us and brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you have good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us (as we also you), ⁷ then, my brothers, we were comforted over you, through your faith, even in all our affliction and needs; ⁸ for now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord. ⁹ For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God, ¹⁰ night and day praying exceedingly for me to see your face and to perfect the things lacking in your faith? ¹¹ And may God Himself and our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ direct our way to you. ¹² And may the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we also toward you, ¹³ in order to establish your hearts blameless in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

² You shall completely destroy all the places in which the nations which you shall possess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree.

¹⁸ But you must eat them before Jehovah your God in the place which Jehovah your God shall choose; you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite within your gates. And you shall rejoice before Jehovah your God in all that you put your hand to.

¹¹ And you shall rejoice before Jehovah your God, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your male servant, and your slave girl, and the Levite inside your gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, those among you, in the place which Jehovah your God has chosen to place His name there.

² And he said: Jehovah came from Sinai and rose up from Seir to them. He shone forth from Mount Paran, and He came with ten thousands of saints. From His right went a fiery law for them.

⁶ And you shall say this, Long life and peace be to you, and peace to your house, and peace to all that you have.

²¹ And David said to Michal, It was before Jehovah, who chose me before your father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of Jehovah, over Israel. And I danced before Jehovah.

¹⁸ Then King David went in and sat before Jehovah. And he said, Who am I, O Lord Jehovah? And what is my house, that You have brought me here? ¹⁹ And this was yet a small thing in Your sight, O Lord God. But You have spoken also of Your servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of men, O Lord God? ²⁰ And what can David say more to You? For You, O Lord Jehovah, know Your servant.

²¹ Then I called a fast there at the river Ahava, so that we might humble ourselves before our God, in order to seek from Him a right way for us and for our little ones, and for all our goods. ²² For I was ashamed to ask of the king troops and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who seek Him for good, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him. ²³ So we fasted and prayed to our God for good. And He was pleased to hear us.

⁵ And the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless Jehovah your God forever and ever. And blessed be Your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

⁵ For His anger is only a moment; in His favor is life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

³ But the righteous are glad; they rejoice before God. Yes, let them exceedingly rejoice.

¹⁴ But I will hope without ceasing, and I will add more in all Your praise. ¹⁵ My mouth shall show forth Your righteousness and Your salvation all the day; for I do not know how many they are.

¹² Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it; then shall all the trees of the forest rejoice ¹³ before Jehovah; for He comes, for He comes to judge the earth; He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with His truth.

⁸ Let the floods clap their hands; let the hills be joyful together ⁹ before Jehovah; for He comes to judge the earth; with righteousness He shall judge the world, and the peoples in uprightness.

⁶ Surely he shall not be moved forever; the righteous shall be remembered forever.

⁴ Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

⁵ Trust in Jehovah with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding. ⁶ In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

²⁵ Like cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

⁴ Then I said, I have labored in vain; I have spent My strength for nothing, and in vain; yet surely My judgment is with Jehovah, and My work with My God.

⁷ How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings, making peace heard; who brings good news, making salvation heard; who says to Zion, Your God reigns!

¹⁶ For You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O Jehovah, are our Father, our Redeemer; Your name is from everlasting.

⁹ Then I said, I will not mention Him, nor speak in His name any more. But His Word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with holding in, and I could not stop.

⁹ They shall come with weeping, and with prayers I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way; they shall not stumble in it, for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is My firstborn.

²² Yea, so that Jehovah could no longer hold back because of the evil of your doings, because of the abominations which you have committed! So your land is a waste, and a wonder, and a curse, without anyone in it, as it is today.

⁵ And you shall flee to the valley of My mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal. And you shall flee as you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. And Jehovah my God shall come, and all the saints with you.

⁶ A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My fear? says Jehovah of Hosts to you, O priests who despise My name. And you say, In what way have we despised Your name?

³ And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If You are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

⁴ so that your merciful deeds may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret Himself shall reward you openly.

⁶ But you, when you pray, enter into your room. And shutting your door, pray to your Father in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

⁸ Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him. ⁹ Therefore pray in this way: Our Father, who is in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

¹⁴ For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you;

¹⁸ so that you do not appear to men to fast, but to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

²⁶ Behold the birds of the air; for they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them; are you not much better than they are?

³² For the nations seek after all these things. For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.

¹² Therefore all things, whatever you desire that men should do to you, do even so to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.

¹⁶ Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves. ¹⁷ But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to the sanhedrins, and they will scourge you in their synagogues. ¹⁸ And you shall be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them and the nations.

³⁹ And the second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

⁹ Then they will deliver you up to be afflicted and will kill you. And you will be hated of all nations for My name's sake. ¹⁰ And then many will be offended, and will betray one another, and will hate one another.

³ The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight."

³⁷ And she was a widow of eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

³⁰ For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you have need of these things.

³² Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

⁵ And the apostles said to the Lord, Give us more faith.

¹² But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake.

³¹ Then Jesus said to the Jews who believed on Him, If you continue in My Word, you are My disciples indeed.

⁴ Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.

⁷ If you abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done to you.

¹⁹ If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. ²⁰ Remember the word that I said to you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept My saying, they will also keep yours. ²¹ But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.

¹ I have spoken these things to you so that you should not be offended. ² They shall put you out of the synagogue. But an hour is coming that everyone who kills you will think that he bears God service.

² They shall put you out of the synagogue. But an hour is coming that everyone who kills you will think that he bears God service. ³ And they will do these things to you because they have not known the Father nor Me.

³³ I have spoken these things to you so that you might have peace in Me. In the world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer. I have overcome the world.

¹⁷ Jesus said to her, Do not touch Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father. But go to My brothers and say to them, I ascend to My Father and Your Father, and to My God and your God.

²⁵ For David speaks concerning Him, "I foresaw the Lord always before me, because He is at my right hand, that I should not be moved.

¹⁶ For I will show him what great things he must suffer for My name's sake.

²³ who was glad when he had come and had seen the grace of God. And he exhorted all with purpose of heart to remain near to the Lord.

²² confirming the souls of the disciples, calling on them to continue in the faith and that through much tribulation we must enter into the kingdom of God.

²² confirming the souls of the disciples, calling on them to continue in the faith and that through much tribulation we must enter into the kingdom of God. ²³ And having hand-picked elders for them in every church, and had prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord into whom they believed.

³⁶ And some days afterward, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brothers in every city where we have announced the Word of the Lord, to see how they are holding to it.

¹ And he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a woman who was a Jewess and who believed. But his father was a Greek.

⁵ Then indeed the churches were established in the faith and increased in number daily.

¹ And traveling through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

⁴ And some of them believed and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, both a great multitude of the worshiping Greeks, and not a few of the chief women. ⁵ But the disobeying Jews becoming jealous, and having taken aside some wicked men of the market-loafers, and gathering a crowd, they set all the city in an uproar. And coming on the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the mob.

⁵ But the disobeying Jews becoming jealous, and having taken aside some wicked men of the market-loafers, and gathering a crowd, they set all the city in an uproar. And coming on the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the mob. ⁶ And not finding them, they drew Jason and certain brothers before the city judges, crying, These who have turned the world upside down have come here too,

⁶ And not finding them, they drew Jason and certain brothers before the city judges, crying, These who have turned the world upside down have come here too, ⁷ whom Jason has received. And these all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.

⁷ whom Jason has received. And these all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus. ⁸ And hearing these things, they troubled the crowd and the city judge.

⁸ And hearing these things, they troubled the crowd and the city judge. ⁹ And taking security from Jason and from the rest, they let them go.

⁹ And taking security from Jason and from the rest, they let them go. ¹⁰ And the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. They, when they arrived, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

¹³ But when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the Word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the people. ¹⁴ And then immediately the brothers sent Paul away to go towards the sea, but both Silas and Timothy stayed there. ¹⁵ And those conducting Paul brought him to Athens. And receiving a command to Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.

¹⁵ And those conducting Paul brought him to Athens. And receiving a command to Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.

¹ And after these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth.

⁵ And when Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

²³ except that the Holy Spirit witnesses in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. ²⁴ But none of these things move me, neither do I count my life dear to myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus Christ, to testify fully the gospel of the grace of God.

²⁴ But none of these things move me, neither do I count my life dear to myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus Christ, to testify fully the gospel of the grace of God.

¹¹ And coming to us, and taking Paul's belt, and binding his hands and feet, he said, The Holy Spirit says these things: So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man whose belt this is, and will deliver him into the hands of the nations.

¹³ Then Paul answered, What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁷ to which promise our twelve tribes hope to attain, serving God fervently night and day. For the sake of this hope, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

³ about His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was made of the seed of David according to the flesh,

¹⁰ always in my prayers, making request if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come to you. ¹¹ For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to you for the establishing of you. ¹² And this is to be comforted together with you by our mutual faith, both yours and mine.

³ And not only this, but we glory in afflictions also, knowing that afflictions work out patience,

³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ³⁶ As it is written, "For Your sake we are killed all the day long. We are counted as sheep of slaughter." ³⁷ But in all these things we more than conquer through Him who loved us.

⁸ Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves another has fulfilled the Law.

⁴ Who are you that judges another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. But he will stand, for God is able to make him stand.

³⁰ But I exhort you, brothers, for the sake of the Lord Jesus Christ and for the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me, ³¹ that I may be delivered from those disbelieving in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted by the saints; ³² so that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed with you.

²¹ Timothy my fellow worker, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater my kinsmen, greet you.

²⁵ Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery, having been unvoiced during eternal times;

⁷ so that you come behind in no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁸ He shall also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹ For I think that God has set forth us last, the apostles, as it were appointed to death; for we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men.

⁹ For I think that God has set forth us last, the apostles, as it were appointed to death; for we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men. ¹⁰ We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honorable, but we are despised. ¹¹ Even until this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no certain dwelling place. ¹² And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; ¹³ being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.

¹⁷ For this cause I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved son and faithful in the Lord, who shall remind you of my ways which are in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.

⁵ Do not deprive one another, unless it is with consent for a time, so that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer. And come together again so that Satan does not tempt you for your incontinence.

² But I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and you keep the doctrines as I delivered them to you.

¹ Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I have become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. ² And though I have prophecies, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so as to move mountains, and do not have charity, I am nothing. ³ And though I give out all my goods to feed the poor, and though I deliver my body to be burned, and have not charity, I am profited nothing. ⁴ Charity has patience, is kind; charity is not envious, is not vain, is not puffed up; ⁵ does not behave indecently, does not seek her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil. ⁶ Charity does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth, ⁷ quietly covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. ⁸ Charity never fails. But if there are prophecies, they will be abolished; if tongues, they shall cease; if knowledge, it will be abolished. ⁹ For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. ¹⁰ But when the perfect thing comes, then that which is in part will be caused to cease. ¹¹ When I was an infant, I spoke as an infant, I thought as an infant, I reasoned as an infant. But when I became a man, I did away with the things of an infant. ¹² For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall fully know even as I also am fully known. ¹³ And now faith, hope, charity, these three remain; but the greatest of these is charity.

¹³ And now faith, hope, charity, these three remain; but the greatest of these is charity.

²³ But each in his own order: Christ the first-fruit, and afterward they who are Christ's at His coming;

⁵⁸ So that, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not without fruit in the Lord.

¹⁰ But if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he works the work of the Lord, even as I do. ¹¹ Therefore let not any despise him, but set him forward in peace, so that he may come to me; for I am waiting for him with the brothers. ¹² As regards our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not altogether his will that he come now. But he will come when he has opportunity. ¹³ Watch! Stand fast in the faith! Be men! Be strong!

¹ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia.

⁴ He comforting us in all our trouble, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in every trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

¹⁵ And in this confidence I intended to come to you before, so that you might have a second benefit,

¹⁹ For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us; by me and Silas and Timothy; was not yes and no, but in Him was, yes!

²⁴ Not that we have dominion over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy; for by faith you stand.

¹¹ so that we should not be overreached by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his devices.

¹³ I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find Titus my brother. But taking my leave of them, I went from there into Macedonia. ¹⁴ Now thanks be to God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ, and He revealing through us the odor of the knowledge of Him in every place.

¹⁸ and I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

⁵ For, indeed, coming into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but being troubled in every way, with fightings on the outside, and fears on the inside. ⁶ But He who comforts the lowly comforted us by the coming of Titus. ⁷ And not only by his coming, but by the comfort with which he was comforted over you, telling us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced the more.

¹³ Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort, and we rather rejoiced more abundantly over the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

¹ And, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given among the churches of Macedonia; ² that in much testing of trouble, the overflowing of their joy, and the depth of their poverty, abounded to the riches of their generosity.

²³ If anyone inquires of Titus, he is my partner and fellow-worker for you, or of our brothers, they are the messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.

¹⁰ Now He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for eating, may He supply and multiply your seed, and increase the fruits of your righteousness

¹⁵ Thanks be to God for His unspeakable free gift.

² For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I have espoused you to one Man, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. ³ But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your thoughts should be corrupted from the simplicity due to Christ.

¹³ For such ones are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. ¹⁴ Did not even Satan marvelously transform himself into an angel of light? ¹⁵ Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.

²³ Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside myself,) I am more! I have been in labors more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more, in deaths many times. ²⁴ Five times from the Jews I received forty stripes minus one. ²⁵ Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a night and a day in the deep. ²⁶ I have been in travels often; in dangers from waters; in dangers from robbers; in dangers from my race; in dangers from the heathen; in dangers in the city; in dangers in the wilderness; in dangers on the sea; in dangers among false brothers. ²⁷ I have been in hardship and toil; often in watchings; in hunger and thirst; often in fastings; in cold and nakedness; ²⁸ besides the things outside conspiring against me daily, the care of all the churches. ²⁹ Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I do not burn? ³⁰ If it is right to boast, I will boast of the things of my weakness.

⁹ For we are glad when we are weak, and you are powerful. But we pray also for this, your perfection.

¹¹ Finally, brothers, rejoice. Perfect yourselves; encourage yourselves; mind the same thing; be at peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

⁴ who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world according to the will of God and our Father,

⁶ I marvel that you so soon are being moved away from Him who called you into the grace of Christ, to another gospel, ⁷ which is not another, but some are troubling you, and desiring to pervert the gospel of Christ. ⁸ But even if we or an angel from Heaven preach a gospel to you beside what we preached to you, let him be accursed. ⁹ As we said before, and now I say again, If anyone preaches a gospel to you beside what you have received, let him be accursed.

² And I went up by revelation. And I put before them the gospel which I proclaim in the nations, but privately to those seeming to be pillars, lest I run, or I ran, into vanity.

¹¹ I fear for you, lest somehow I have labored among you in vain.

¹ Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and do not again be held with the yoke of bondage.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any strength, but faith working through love.

¹³ For, brothers, you were called to liberty. Only do not use the liberty for an opening to the flesh, but by love serve one another. ¹⁴ For all the Law is fulfilled in one word, even in this, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

¹³ For this reason I desire that you faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

¹⁷ that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

¹⁴ so that we no longer may be infants, tossed to and fro and carried about by every wind of doctrine, in the dishonesty of men, in cunning craftiness, to the wiles of deceit. ¹⁵ But that you, speaking the truth in love, may in all things grow up to Him who is the Head, even Christ; ¹⁶ from whom the whole body, fitted together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of each part, producing the growth of the body to the edifying of itself in love.

²⁷ that He might present it to Himself as the glorious church, without spot or wrinkle or any such things, but that it should be holy and without blemish.

¹³ Therefore take to yourselves the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. ¹⁴ Therefore stand, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness

²¹ But, so that you also may know my affairs and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things, ²² whom I have sent to you for the same purpose, that you might know our affairs and that he might comfort your hearts.

⁸ For God is my witness how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. ⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and in all perception; ¹⁰ that you may distinguish between things that differ, that you may be sincere and without offense until the day of Jesus Christ,

²¹ For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

²⁵ And having this confidence, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all, for your advancement and joy of faith,

²⁷ Only let your conduct be as becomes the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you, or else am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel, ²⁸ and terrified in nothing by your adversaries. For this is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

¹⁶ holding forth the Word of Life, so that I may rejoice with you in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain nor labored in vain.

¹⁹ But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly to you, so that I also may be of good comfort when I know your state. ²⁰ For I have no one who is like-minded, who will naturally care for your state. ²¹ For all seek their own, not the things which are of Jesus Christ. ²² But you know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he has served with me in the gospel. ²³ Therefore I hope to send him presently, as soon as I shall see the things about me. ²⁴ But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly. ²⁵ Yet I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker, and fellow-soldier, but your messenger and he who ministered to my wants.

¹ Therefore, my brothers, ones loved and longed for, my joy and crown, stand fast in this way in the Lord, beloved ones.

¹ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, ² to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse. Grace to you, and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁴ since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love you have to all the saints,

⁷ even as you learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,

²² in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish, and without charge in His sight, ²³ if indeed you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard and which was proclaimed in all the creation under Heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister,

²⁸ whom we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

⁹ along with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known to you all things here.

¹² Epaphras greets you, he being of you, a servant of Christ, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

¹⁸ The salutation of Paul, by my own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

² We give thanks to God for you always, making mention of you in our prayers, ³ remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father,

³ remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father,

¹ For, my brothers, you yourselves know our coming in to you, that it was not in vain. ² But also suffering before, being insulted in Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much agony.

⁸ So affectionately longing for you, we were willing to have imparted to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls, because you have become beloved to us. ⁹ For, brothers, you remember our labor and toil. For laboring night and day in order not to put a burden on any one of you, we preached the gospel of God to you.

¹⁴ For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also have suffered these things by your own countrymen, even as they also by the Jews;

¹⁷ But, my brothers, when we were taken away from you for an hour's time (in presence, not in heart), more abundantly we were eager with much desire to see your face.

¹⁷ But, my brothers, when we were taken away from you for an hour's time (in presence, not in heart), more abundantly we were eager with much desire to see your face. ¹⁸ Therefore we desired to come to you, truly I, Paul, both once and twice; but Satan hindered us. ¹⁹ For what is our hope or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are you not even to be in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?

¹ Therefore when we could no longer endure, we were pleased to be left at Athens alone. ² And we sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,

⁵ For this cause, when I could no longer endure, I also sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter may have tempted you and our labor may have been in vain. ⁶ But now when Timothy came from you to us and brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you have good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us (as we also you), ⁷ then, my brothers, we were comforted over you, through your faith, even in all our affliction and needs; ⁸ for now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

⁸ for now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord. ⁹ For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God,

⁹ For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God, ¹⁰ night and day praying exceedingly for me to see your face and to perfect the things lacking in your faith? ¹¹ And may God Himself and our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ direct our way to you.

¹³ in order to establish your hearts blameless in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

¹ For the rest, then, my brothers, we beseech you and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as you have received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, so you would abound more and more.

⁹ But regarding brotherly love, you do not need that I write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another. ¹⁰ And indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we beseech you, brothers, that you abound more and more,

¹⁵ For we say this to you by the Word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall not go before those who are asleep.

⁹ For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁵ See that none gives evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue the good, both towards one another and towards all.

²³ And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blamelessly at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

³ We are bound to thank God always for you, my brothers, as it is right, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each one of you abounds toward one another; ⁴ so much so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations which you endure.

⁴ so much so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations which you endure. ⁵ For this is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God for which you also suffer, ⁶ since it is a righteous thing with God to repay tribulation to those who trouble you,

¹⁰ when He shall come to be glorified in His saints and to be admired in all those who believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that Day. ¹¹ Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of the calling and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power,

¹ Now we beseech you, my brothers, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,

¹⁶ Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

¹⁶ Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, ¹⁷ comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.

⁵ And may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

⁵ But the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned,

³ I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day,

⁸ Therefore you should not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner. But be partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God,

¹⁰ But you have fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience, ¹¹ persecutions, afflictions, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra. What persecutions I endured! But the Lord delivered me out of all. ¹² Yea, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

⁵ hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

²² But at once prepare lodging for me, for I hope that through your prayers I shall be given to you.

¹⁴ For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,

¹⁴ Since then we have a great High Priest who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

²³ Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering (for He is faithful who promised),

³ Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them, those who suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

⁷ Remember those leading you, who have spoken to you the Word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conduct:

¹³ Let no one being tempted say, I am tempted from God. For God is not tempted by evils, and He tempts no one. ¹⁴ But each one is tempted by his lusts, being drawn away and seduced by them.

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness nor shadow of turning.

²¹ For you were not called to this? For Christ also suffered on our behalf, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps,

¹² Beloved, do not be astonished at the fiery trial which is to try you, as though a strange thing happened to you, ¹³ but rejoice according as you are partakers of Christ's suffering, so that when His glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding joy. ¹⁴ If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of God and of glory rests on you. Truly according to them, He is blasphemed, but according to you He is glorified.

¹⁰ But the God of all grace, He calling us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, He will perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

⁷ and with godliness, brotherly kindness, and with brotherly kindness, love.

¹⁷ Therefore, beloved, knowing beforehand, beware lest being led away with the error of the lawless, you fall from your own steadfastness. ¹⁸ But grow in grace and in knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

¹ Behold what manner of love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God. Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

¹¹ For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; ¹² not as Cain who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. And for what did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's things were righteous. ¹³ Do not marvel, my brothers, if the world hates you. ¹⁴ We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death. ¹⁵ Everyone hating his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has everlasting life abiding in him. ¹⁶ By this we have known the love of God, because He laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. ¹⁷ But whoever has this world's goods and sees his brother having need, and shuts up his bowels from him, how does the love of God dwell in him? ¹⁸ My children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. ¹⁹ And in this we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him, ²⁰ that if our heart accuses us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things. ²¹ Beloved, if our heart does not accuse us, we have confidence toward God.

²³ And this is His commandment, that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He gave us commandment.

⁷ Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God. ⁸ The one who does not love has not known God. For God is love. ⁹ In this the love of God was revealed in us, because God sent His only begotten Son into the world that we might live through Him. ¹⁰ In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation concerning our sins. ¹¹ Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. ¹² No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us. ¹³ By this we know that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. ¹⁴ And we have seen and testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. ¹⁵ Whoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him and he in God. ¹⁶ And we have known and believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

⁴ I rejoiced greatly that I found your children walking in truth, as we have received command from the Father.

¹⁴ And Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied to these, saying, Behold, the Lord came with myriads of His saints,

²⁴ Now to Him being able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you before His glory without blemish, with unspeakable joy;

¹⁰ Do not at all fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the Devil will cast some of you into prison, so that you may be tried. And you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

¹³ I know your works, and where you live, even where Satan's seat is . And you hold fast My name and have not denied My faith, even in those days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.

³ Remember then how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.

¹¹ Behold, I come quickly. Hold fast to that which you have, so that no one may take your crown.

⁸ And each one of the four living creatures had six wings about him, and within being full of eyes. And they had no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was and is and is to come.

¹⁵ Therefore they are before the throne of God, and they serve Him day and night in His temple. And He sitting on the throne will dwell among them.