1 Thessalonians 1:3

Bible in Basic English 1965

Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

Cross References

Genesis 29:20

And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

Song of Solomon 8:7

Much water may not put out love, or the deep waters overcome it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be judged a price not great enough.

John 14:15

If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.

John 15:10

If you keep my laws, you will be ever in my love, even as I have kept my Father's laws, and am ever in his love.

Acts 10:31

Who said, Cornelius, your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your offerings are kept in his memory.

Acts 3:19

So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;

Romans 12:12

Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,

Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:4

Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.

Romans 16:26

To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory for ever. So be it.

Romans 16:6

Give my love to Mary, who gave much care to you.

Romans 2:7

To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:

1 Corinthians 13:13

But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 15:58

For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.

Galatians 1:4

Who gave himself for our sins, so that he might make us free from this present evil world, after the purpose of our God and Father:

Galatians 5:13

Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.

Galatians 5:6

Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

Galatians 6:9

And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.

1 Thessalonians 3:6

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;

2 Thessalonians 1:11

For this reason, you are ever in our prayers, that you may seem to our God such as may have a part in his purpose and that by his power he will make all his good purpose, and the work of faith, complete;

2 Thessalonians 1:3

It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

1 Timothy 1:14

And the grace of our Lord was very great, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 2:3

This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;

Hebrews 10:36

For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.

Hebrews 11:17

By faith Abraham made an offering of Isaac, when he was tested: and he with whom the agreement had been made gave up as an offering the only son of his body,

Hebrews 13:21

Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.

Hebrews 4:11

Because of this, let us have a strong desire to come into that rest, and let no one go after the example of those who went against God's orders.

Hebrews 6:15

And so, when he had been waiting calmly for a long time, God's word to him was put into effect.

1 Peter 3:4

But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.

1 John 3:18

My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.

1 John 3:21

My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;

1 John 3:3

And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.

1 John 5:3

For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.

Revelation 2:19

I have knowledge of your works, and your love and faith and help and strength in trouble, and that your last works are more than the first.

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.