1 Thessalonians 1:5

God's Word

We know this because the Good News we brought came to you not only with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with complete certainty. In the same way you know what kind of people we were while we were with you and the good things we did for you.

Cross References

Isaiah 55:11

My word, which comes from my mouth, is like the rain and snow. It will not come back to me without results. It will accomplish whatever I want and achieve whatever I send it to do.”

Mark 16:20

The disciples spread ⌞the Good News⌟ everywhere. The Lord worked with them. He confirmed his word by the miraculous signs that accompanied it.

Luke 1:1

Many have attempted to write about what had taken place among us.

Acts 11:21

The Lord’s power was with his followers, and a large number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

Acts 16:14

A woman named Lydia was present. She was a convert to Judaism from the city of Thyatira and sold purple dye for a living. She was listening because the Lord made her willing to pay attention to what Paul said.

Acts 2:33

God the Father used his power to give Jesus the honored position—the one next to him on the heavenly throne. Jesus has also received and has poured out the Holy Spirit as the Father had promised, and this is what you’re seeing and hearing.

Romans 1:16

I’m not ashamed of the Good News. It is God’s power to save everyone who believes, Jews first and Greeks as well.

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 2:16

This happens as they face the day when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge people’s secret thoughts. He will use the Good News that I am spreading to make that judgment.

1 Corinthians 1:24

But to those Jews and Greeks who are called, he is Christ, God’s power and God’s wisdom.

1 Corinthians 10:33

I try to please everyone in every way. I don’t think about what would be good for me but about what would be good for many people so that they might be saved.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted, and Apollos watered, but God made it grow.

1 Corinthians 4:20

God’s kingdom is not just talk, it is power.

1 Corinthians 9:14

In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who spread the Good News should earn their living from the Good News.

2 Corinthians 3:6

He has also qualified us to be ministers of a new promise, a spiritual promise, not a written one. Clearly, what was written brings death, but the Spirit brings life.

Galatians 2:2

I went in response to a revelation ⌞from God⌟. I showed them the way I spread the Good News among people who are not Jewish. I did this in a private meeting with those recognized as important people to see whether all my efforts had been wasted.

Galatians 5:5

However, in our spiritual nature, faith causes us to wait eagerly for the confidence that comes with God’s approval.

Ephesians 2:10

God has made us what we are. He has created us in Christ Jesus to live lives filled with good works that he has prepared for us to do.

Ephesians 3:20

Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power he can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.

Philippians 2:13

It is God who produces in you the desires and actions that please him.

Philippians 4:9

Practice what you’ve learned and received from me, what you heard and saw me do. Then the God who gives this peace will be with you.

Colossians 2:2

Because they are united in love, I work so that they may be encouraged by all the riches that come from a complete understanding of Christ. He is the mystery of God.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

Here is another reason why we never stop thanking God: When you received God’s word from us, you realized it wasn’t human words. Instead, you accepted it for what it really is—God’s word. This word is at work in you believers.

2 Thessalonians 2:14

With this in mind he called you by the Good News which we told you so that you would obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:10

For that reason, I endure everything for the sake of those who have been chosen so that they, too, may receive salvation from Christ Jesus with glory that lasts forever.

2 Timothy 2:8

Always think about Jesus Christ. He was brought back to life and is a descendant of David. This is the Good News that I tell others.

Hebrews 10:22

We have been sprinkled ⌞with his blood⌟ to free us from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with clean water. So we must continue to come ⌞to him⌟ with a sincere heart and strong faith.

Hebrews 6:11

We want each of you to prove that you’re working hard so that you will remain confident until the end.

1 Peter 1:12

God revealed to the prophets that the things they had spoken were not for their own benefit but for yours. What the prophets had spoken, the Holy Spirit, who was sent from heaven, has now made known to you by those who spread the Good News among you. These are things that even the angels want to look into.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! God has given us a new birth because of his great mercy. We have been born into a new life that has a confidence which is alive because Jesus Christ has come back to life.

1 Peter 5:3

Don’t be rulers over the people entrusted to you, but be examples for the flock to follow.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers and sisters, use more effort to make God’s calling and choosing of you secure. If you keep doing this, you will never fall away.

2 Peter 1:19

So we regard the words of the prophets as confirmed beyond all doubt. You’re doing well by paying attention to their words. Continue to pay attention as you would to a light that shines in a dark place as you wait for day to come and the morning star to rise in your hearts.