1 Thessalonians 1:3

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In the presence of our God and Father, we never forget that your faith is active, your love is working hard, and your confidence in our Lord Jesus Christ is enduring.

Cross References

Genesis 29:20

Jacob worked seven years in return for Rachel, but the years seemed like only a few days to him because he loved her.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to anyone who pleases him. But to the person who continues to sin, he gives the job of gathering and collecting ⌞wealth⌟. The sinner must turn his wealth over to the person who pleases God. Even this is pointless. ⌞It’s like⌟ trying to catch the wind.

Song of Solomon 8:7

Raging water cannot extinguish love, and rivers will never wash it away. If a man exchanged all his family’s wealth for love, people would utterly despise him.

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will obey my commandments.

John 15:10

If you obey my commandments, you will live in my love. I have obeyed my Father’s commandments, and in that way I live in his love.

Acts 10:31

He said to me, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and has remembered your gifts to the poor.

Acts 3:19

So change the way you think and act, and turn ⌞to God⌟ to have your sins removed.

Romans 12:12

Be happy in your confidence, be patient in trouble, and pray continually.

Romans 15:13

May God, the source of hope, fill you with joy and peace through your faith in him. Then you will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:4

Everything written long ago was written to teach us so that we would have confidence through the endurance and encouragement which the Scriptures give us.

Romans 16:26

but now is publicly known. The everlasting God ordered that what the prophets wrote must be shown to the people of every nation to bring them to the obedience that is associated with faith.

Romans 16:6

Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.

Romans 2:7

He will give everlasting life to those who search for glory, honor, and immortality by persisting in doing what is good. But he will bring

1 Corinthians 13:13

So these three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the best one of these is love.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, then, brothers and sisters, don’t let anyone move you off the foundation ⌞of your faith⌟. Always excel in the work you do for the Lord. You know that the hard work you do for the Lord is not pointless.

2 Corinthians 2:17

At least we don’t go around selling an impure word of God like many others. The opposite is true. As Christ’s spokesmen and in God’s presence, we speak the pure message that comes from God.

Galatians 1:4

In order to free us from this present evil world, Christ took the punishment for our sins, because that was what our God and Father wanted.

Galatians 5:13

You were indeed called to be free, brothers and sisters. Don’t turn this freedom into an excuse for your corrupt nature to express itself. Rather, serve each other through love.

Galatians 5:6

As far as our relationship to Christ Jesus is concerned, it doesn’t matter whether we are circumcised or not. But what matters is a faith that expresses itself through love.

Galatians 6:9

We can’t allow ourselves to get tired of living the right way. Certainly, each of us will receive ⌞everlasting life⌟ at the proper time, if we don’t give up.

1 Thessalonians 3:6

But Timothy has just now come back to us from you and has told us the good news about your faith and love. He also told us that you always have fond memories of us and want to see us, as we want to see you.

2 Thessalonians 1:11

With this in mind, we always pray that our God will make you worthy of his call. We also pray that through ⌞his⌟ power he will help you accomplish every good desire and help you do everything your faith produces.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We always have to thank God for you, brothers and sisters. It’s right to do this because your faith is showing remarkable growth and your love for each other is increasing.

1 Timothy 1:14

Our Lord was very kind  to me. Through his kindness he brought me to faith and gave me the love that Christ Jesus shows people.

1 Timothy 2:3

This is good and pleases God our Savior.

Hebrews 10:36

You need endurance so that after you have done what God wants you to do, you can receive what he has promised.

Hebrews 11:17

When God tested Abraham, faith led him to offer his son Isaac. Abraham, the one who received the promises from God, was willing to offer his only son as a sacrifice.

Hebrews 13:21

May this God of peace prepare you to do every good thing he wants. May he work in us through Jesus Christ to do what is pleasing to him. Glory belongs to Jesus Christ forever. Amen.

Hebrews 4:11

So we must make every effort to enter that place of rest. Then no one will be lost by following the example of those who refused to obey.

Hebrews 6:15

So Abraham received what God promised because he waited patiently for it.

1 Peter 3:4

Rather, beauty is something internal that can’t be destroyed. Beauty expresses itself in a gentle and quiet attitude which God considers precious.

1 John 3:18

Dear children, we must show love through actions that are sincere, not through empty words.

1 John 3:21

Dear friends, if our conscience doesn’t condemn us, we can boldly look to God

1 John 3:3

So all people who have this confidence in Christ keep themselves pure, as Christ is pure.

1 John 5:3

To love God means that we obey his commandments. Obeying his commandments isn’t difficult

Revelation 2:19

I know what you do. I know your love, faith, service, and endurance. I also know that what you are doing now is greater than what you did at first.

Revelation 3:10

Because you have obeyed my command to endure, I will keep you safe during the time of testing which is coming to the whole world to test those living on earth.