1 Thessalonians 1:3

New English Translation

because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Cross References

Genesis 29:20

So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth – only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile – like chasing the wind!

Song of Solomon 8:7

Surging waters cannot quench love; floodwaters cannot overflow it. If someone were to offer all his possessions to buy love, the offer would be utterly despised.

John 14:15

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

John 15:10

If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.

Acts 10:31

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.

Acts 3:19

Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,

Romans 12:12

Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:4

For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

Romans 16:26

but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith –

Romans 16:6

Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.

Romans 2:7

eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.

Galatians 1:4

who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father,

Galatians 5:13

For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love.

Galatians 6:9

So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.

1 Thessalonians 3:6

But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!

2 Thessalonians 1:11

And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.

1 Timothy 1:14

and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 2:3

Such prayer for all is good and welcomed before God our Savior,

Hebrews 10:36

For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised.

Hebrews 11:17

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son.

Hebrews 13:21

equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

Hebrews 4:11

Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

Hebrews 6:15

And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.

1 Peter 3:4

but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

1 John 3:18

Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.

1 John 3:21

Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,

1 John 3:3

And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).

1 John 5:3

For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,

Revelation 2:19

‘I know your deeds: your love, faith, service, and steadfast endurance. In fact, your more recent deeds are greater than your earlier ones.

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept my admonition to endure steadfastly, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.