1 Thessalonians 2:8

New Century Version

Because we loved you, we were happy to share not only God’s Good News with you, but even our own lives. You had become so dear to us!

Cross References

Luke 7:2

There was an army officer who had a servant who was very important to him. The servant was so sick he was nearly dead.

Romans 1:1

From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus. God called me to be an apostle and chose me to tell the Good News.

Romans 10:1

Brothers and sisters, the thing I want most is for all the Jews to be saved. That is my prayer to God.

Romans 15:29

I know that when I come to you I will bring Christ’s full blessing.

2 Corinthians 12:15

So I am happy to give everything I have for you, even myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?

2 Corinthians 6:1

We are workers together with God, so we beg you: Do not let the grace that you received from God be for nothing.

Galatians 4:19

My little children, again I feel the pain of childbirth for you until you truly become like Christ.

Philippians 1:8

God knows that I want to see you very much, because I love all of you with the love of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 2:17

Your faith makes you offer your lives as a sacrifice in serving God. If I have to offer my own blood with your sacrifice, I will be happy and full of joy with all of you.

Philippians 2:20

I have no one else like Timothy, who truly cares for you.

Philippians 4:1

My dear brothers and sisters, I love you and want to see you. You bring me joy and make me proud of you, so stand strong in the Lord as I have told you.

Colossians 1:28

So we continue to preach Christ to each person, using all wisdom to warn and to teach everyone, in order to bring each one into God’s presence as a mature person in Christ.

Colossians 1:7

You learned about God’s grace from Epaphras, whom we love. He works together with us and is a faithful servant of Christ for us.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, a servant of Jesus Christ, from your group, also greets you. He always prays for you that you will grow to be spiritually mature and have everything God wants for you.

Philemon 1:1

From Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and from Timothy, our brother. To Philemon, our dear friend and worker with us;

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and act under their authority. They are watching over you, because they are responsible for your souls. Obey them so that they will do this work with joy, not sadness. It will not help you to make their work hard.

1 John 3:16

This is how we know what real love is: Jesus gave his life for us. So we should give our lives for our brothers and sisters.