1 Thessalonians 1:5

Conservative English Version

When we told you the good news, it was with the power and assurance that come from the Holy Spirit, and not simply with words. You knew what kind of people we were and how we helped you.

Cross References

Isaiah 55:11

That's how it is with my words. They don't return to me without doing everything I send them to do."

Mark 16:20

Then the disciples left and preached everywhere. The Lord was with them, and the miracles they worked proved that their message was true.

Luke 1:1

Many people have tried to tell the story of what God has done among us.

Acts 11:21

The Lord's power was with them, and many people turned to the Lord and put their faith in him.

Acts 16:14

One of them was Lydia, who was from the city of Thyatira and sold expensive purple cloth. She was a worshiper of the Lord God, and he made her willing to accept what Paul was saying.

Acts 2:33

Jesus was taken up to sit at the right side of God, and he was given the Holy Spirit, just as the Father had promised. Jesus is also the one who has given the Spirit to us, and that is what you are now seeing and hearing.

Romans 1:16

I am proud of the good news! It is God's powerful way of saving all people who have faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.

Romans 15:13

I pray that God, who gives hope, will bless you with complete happiness and peace because of your faith. And may the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.

Romans 2:16

when God appoints Jesus Christ to judge everyone's secret thoughts, just as my message says.

1 Corinthians 1:24

Our message is God's power and wisdom for the Jews and the Greeks that he has chosen.

1 Corinthians 10:33

I always try to please others instead of myself, in the hope that many of them will be saved.

1 Corinthians 3:16

All of you surely know that you are God's temple and that his Spirit lives in you.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted the seeds, Apollos watered them, but God made them sprout and grow.

1 Corinthians 4:20

God's kingdom isn't just a lot of words. It is power.

1 Corinthians 9:14

In the same way, the Lord wants everyone who preaches the good news to make a living from preaching this message.

2 Corinthians 3:6

He makes us worthy to be the servants of his new agreement that comes from the Holy Spirit and not from a written Law. After all, the Law brings death, but the Spirit brings life.

Galatians 2:2

But I went there because God had told me to go, and I explained the good news that I had been preaching to the Gentiles. Then I met privately with the ones who seemed to be the most important leaders. I wanted to make sure that my work in the past and my future work would not be for nothing.

Galatians 5:5

But the Spirit makes us sure that God will accept us because of our faith in Christ.

Ephesians 2:10

God planned for us to do good things and to live as he has always wanted us to live. That's why he sent Christ to make us what we are.

Ephesians 3:20

I pray that Christ Jesus and the church will forever bring praise to God. His power at work in us can do far more than we dare ask or imagine. Amen.

Philippians 2:13

God is working in you to make you willing and able to obey him.

Philippians 4:9

You know the teachings I gave you, and you know what you heard me say and saw me do. So follow my example. And God, who gives peace, will be with you.

Colossians 2:2

I do it to encourage them. Then as their hearts are joined together in love, they will be wonderfully blessed with complete understanding. And they will truly know Christ. Not only is he the key to God's mystery,

1 Thessalonians 2:13

We always thank God that you believed the message we preached. It came from him, and it isn't something made up by humans. You accepted it as God's message, and now he is working in you.

2 Thessalonians 2:14

God used our preaching as his way of inviting you to share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:10

and so I am willing to put up with anything. Then God's special people will be saved. They will be given eternal glory because they belong to Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:8

Keep your mind on Jesus Christ! He was from the family of David and was raised from death, just as my good news says.

Hebrews 10:22

So let's come near God with pure hearts and a confidence that comes from having faith. Let's keep our hearts pure, our consciences free from evil, and our bodies washed with clean water.

Hebrews 6:11

We wish that each of you would always be eager to show how strong and lasting your hope really is.

1 Peter 1:12

But they were told that they were serving you and not themselves. They preached to you by the power of the Holy Spirit, who was sent from heaven. And their message was only for you, even though angels would like to know more about it.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is so good, and by raising Jesus from death, he has given us new life and a hope that lives on.

1 Peter 5:3

Don't be bossy to those people who are in your care, but set an example for them.

2 Peter 1:10

My friends, you must do all you can to show that God has really chosen and selected you. If you keep on doing this, you won't stumble and fall.

2 Peter 1:19

All of this makes us even more certain that what the prophets said is true. So you should pay close attention to their message, as you would to a lamp shining in some dark place. You must keep on paying attention until daylight comes and the morning star rises in your hearts.