1 Thessalonians 1 (WK) - Bible Truth Library

Library Home>1 Thessalonians 1 (WK)

Verse 2

Go

Verse 4

Articles on

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Thess. 1:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

+

3

Remembering without ceasing your workf of faith, and laborg of love, and patienceh of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

f

John 6:29• ²⁹Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God that ye believe on him whom he sent. (John 6:29)

;

2 Thess. 1:11• ¹¹Whereunto we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling and fulfil every good pleasure of goodness and work of faith with power; (2 Thess. 1:11)

g

Heb. 6:10• ¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye showed unto his name, in that ye ministered to his saints and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)

h

Rom. 12:12• ¹²in hope rejoicing; in tribulation enduring, in prayer persevering; (Rom. 12:12)

More on:

+

Christ,

Faith,

Father,

God,

Cross References

+

Ministry on This Verse

+

Remembering.

1 Thess. 3:6• ⁶But when Timothy came just now unto us from you and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us even as we also [to see] you: (1 Thess. 3:6)

;

2 Tim. 1:3‑5• ³I thank God whom I serve from [my] forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasingly I have the remembrance of thee in my supplications,
⁴night and day longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy,
⁵calling to mind the unfeigned faith that [is] in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in thee also. (2 Tim. 1:3‑5)

your.

1 Thess. 2:13‑14• ¹³And for this cause we also thank God unceasingly that, when ye received [the] word of [the] report from us of God, ye accepted not men's word, but as it is truly God's word, which also worketh in you that believe.
¹⁴For ye, brethren, became imitators of the assemblies of God that are in Judea in Christ Jesus: for ye also suffered the same things of your own countrymen, even as they also of the Jews, (1 Thess. 2:13‑14)

;

John 6:27‑29• ²⁷Work not for the food that perisheth, but for the food that abideth unto life eternal which the Son of man shall give you; for him the Father sealed, [even] God.
²⁸They said therefore to him, What must we do that we may work the works of God?
²⁹Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God that ye believe on him whom he sent. (John 6:27‑29)

;

Rom. 16:26• ²⁶but now manifested and by prophetic scriptures, according to the eternal God's command, made known for obedience of faith unto all the Gentiles, (Rom. 16:26)

;

1 Cor. 15:58• ⁵⁸Wherefore, my brethren beloved, be firm, immoveable, abounding in the work of the Lord always, knowing that your toil is not empty in [the] Lord. (1 Cor. 15:58)

;

Gal. 5:6• ⁶For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision hath any force nor uncircumcision, but faith working by love. (Gal. 5:6)

;

2 Thess. 1:3,11• ³We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increaseth exceedingly, and the love of each of you all toward one another aboundeth;
¹¹Whereunto we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling and fulfil every good pleasure of goodness and work of faith with power; (2 Thess. 1:3,11)

;

Heb. 4:11• ¹¹Let us therefore use diligence to enter into that rest that no one fall in the same example of disobedience. (Heb. 4:11)

;

Heb. 11:7‑8,17,24‑34• ⁷By faith Noah, oracularly warned of things not yet beheld, moved with fear, constructed an ark for saving his house, by which he condemned the world and became heir of righteousness that is according to faith.
⁸By faith Abraham, when called, obeyed to go out into a place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out not knowing where he was going.
¹⁷By faith Abraham when tried offered up Isaac, and he that received to himself the promises was offering his only-begotten
²⁴By faith Moses when become great refused to be called son of Pharaoh's daughter,
²⁵choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to have temporary pleasure of sin,
²⁶counting the Christ's reproach greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he looked off unto the recompense.
²⁷By faith he left Egypt, not afraid of the wrath of the king; for he persevered as seeing the Invisible.
²⁸By faith he hath celebrated the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
²⁹By faith they passed through the Red Sea, as through dry land, of which the Egyptians made trial and were swallowed up.
³⁰By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled seven days.
³¹By faith Rahab the harlot perished not along with the disobedient, having received the spies with peace.
³²And what more do I say? For the time would fail me telling of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets;
³³who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped lions' mouths,
³⁴quenched fire's power, escaped sword's edge, were strengthened from weakness, became mighty in war, put to flight armies of aliens. (Heb. 11:7‑8,17,24‑34)

;

James 2:17‑26• ¹⁷So also faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.
¹⁸But someone will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works. Show me thy faith apart from works, and out of my works I will show thee my faith.
¹⁹Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well; the demons also believe and shudder.
²⁰But art thou willing to learn, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
²¹Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
²²Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works faith was perfected.
²³And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness, and he was called Friend of God.
²⁴Ye see that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
²⁵And likewise was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works in that she received the messengers and sent [them] out another way?
²⁶For as the body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. (James 2:17‑26)

;

Rev. 2:19• ¹⁹I know thy works and love and faith and service, and thy patience, and thy last works more than the first. (Rev. 2:19)

and labour.

Gen. 29:20• (Gen. 29:20)

;

Song of Sol. 8:7• (Song of Sol. 8:7)

;

John 14:15,21‑23• ¹⁵If ye love me, keep my commandments;
²¹He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; but he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.
²²Judas, not the Iscariot, saith to him, Lord, [and] how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us and not to the world?
²³Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. (John 14:15,21‑23)

;

John 15:10• ¹⁰I f ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. (John 15:10)

;

John 21:15‑17• ¹⁵When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon [son] of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I dearly love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.
¹⁶He saith to him again a second time, Simon [son] of Jonah, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I dearly love thee. He saith to him, Tend my sheep.
¹⁷He saith to him the third time, Simon [son] of Jonah, dost thou dearly love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Dost thou dearly love me? and he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I dearly love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep. (John 21:15‑17)

;

Rom. 16:6• ⁶Salute Maria which laboured much for us. (Rom. 16:6)

;

1 Cor. 13:4‑7• ⁴Love is long-suffering, is kind; love is not emulous, is not vain-glorious, is not puffed up,
⁵doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not its own things, is not easily provoked, reckoneth not the evil,
⁶rejoiceth not over iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth,
⁷beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. (1 Cor. 13:4‑7)

;

2 Cor. 5:14‑15• ¹⁴For the love of Christ constraineth us, having judged this, that if one died for all, then they all were dead;
¹⁵and he died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for them died and rose. (2 Cor. 5:14‑15)

;

2 Cor. 8:7‑9• ⁷but as ye abound in everything, faith and word and knowledge and all diligence and love from you to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.
⁸I speak not by way of commandment, but through the diligence of others proving the genuineness of your love also.
⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he being rich became poor, in order that ye by his poverty might become rich. (2 Cor. 8:7‑9)

;

Gal. 5:13• ¹³For ye have been called for freedom, brethren: only [use] not your freedom for an opportunity to the flesh; but by love serve one another. (Gal. 5:13)

;

Philem. 5‑7• ⁵hearing of thy love and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
⁶so that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual in the acknowledgment of every good thing that is in us toward Christ.
⁷For we have great joy and encouragement in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed through thee, brother. (Philem. 5‑7)

;

Heb. 6:10‑11• ¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye showed unto his name, in that ye ministered to his saints and do minister.
¹¹But we desire earnestly that each of you should show the same diligence unto the full assurance of hope until the end, (Heb. 6:10‑11)

;

1 John 3:18• ¹⁸Dear children, let us not love with word nor with the tongue, but in deed and truth. (1 John 3:18)

;

1 John 5:3• ³For this is the love of God that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous. (1 John 5:3)

;

Rev. 2:2‑4• ²I know thy works and [thy] toil and thy patience, and that thou canst not bear evil {i}men{/i}; and thou hast tried those that call themselves apostles and are not, and hast found them liars:
³and hast patience, and hast borne for my name's sake, and art not wearied.
⁴But I have against thee that thou hast relaxed thy first love. (Rev. 2:2‑4)

and patience.

Rom. 2:7• ⁷to those that with patience in good work seek for glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life; (Rom. 2:7)

;

Rom. 5:3‑5• ³And not only [so], but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh out endurance;
⁴and endurance proof, and proof hope:
⁵and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit that was given to us. (Rom. 5:3‑5)

;

Rom. 8:24‑25• ²⁴For by hope were we saved; but hope seen is no hope; for what one seeth, why also doth he hope for [it]?
²⁵But if we hope for what we do not see, in patience we await. (Rom. 8:24‑25)

;

Rom. 12:12• ¹²in hope rejoicing; in tribulation enduring, in prayer persevering; (Rom. 12:12)

;

Rom. 15:13• ¹³Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope by the power of [the] Holy Spirit. (Rom. 15:13)

;

1 Cor. 13:13• ¹³But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but [the] greater of these [is] love. (1 Cor. 13:13)

;

Gal. 6:9• ⁹But in well-doing let us not be faint-hearted, for in due time we shall reap, if we do not faint. (Gal. 6:9)

;

Heb. 6:15• ¹⁵and thus after long-suffering he obtained the promise. (Heb. 6:15)

;

Heb. 10:36• ³⁶For ye have need of endurance, that having done the will of God ye may receive the promise. (Heb. 10:36)

;

James 1:3‑4• ³knowing that the proving of your faith worketh out endurance;
⁴but let endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing. (James 1:3‑4)

;

James 5:7‑8• ⁷Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, until it receive early and latter rain.
⁸Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand. (James 5:7‑8)

;

1 John 3:3• ³And every one that hath this hope on him purifieth himself even as he is pure. (1 John 3:3)

;

Rev. 3:10• ¹⁰Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial that is about to come on all the habitable {i}world{/i}, to try those that dwell on the earth. (Rev. 3:10)

in the.

Eccl. 2:26• (Eccl. 2:26)

;

Acts 3:19• ¹⁹Repent therefore, and be converted for the blotting out of your sins, so that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, (Acts 3:19)

;

Acts 10:31• ³¹and says, Cornelius thy prayer is heard, and thine alms had in remembrance before God: (Acts 10:31)

;

2 Cor. 2:17• ¹⁷For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, before God, we speak in Christ. (2 Cor. 2:17)

;

1 Tim. 2:3• ³For this [is] good and acceptable before our Saviour God, (1 Tim. 2:3)

;

Heb. 13:21• ²¹perfect you in every good work unto the doing of his will, working in you what is well-pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] the glory unto the ages of the ages. Amen. (Heb. 13:21)

;

1 Peter 3:4• ⁴but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible of the meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God very precious. (1 Peter 3:4)

;

1 John 3:21• ²¹Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God, (1 John 3:21)

• Three great principles, he tells the Corinthians (1 Cor. 13) form the basis and ever abide as the foundation of this life-faith, hope and love. (“1 Thessalonians 1” by J.N. Darby)

• The work, the labor, the endurance continued at Ephesus, but ceased to be characterized by these great and mighty principles. The habit continued, but the communion was wanting. They had forsaken their first love. {Rev. 2:2-4} (“1 Thessalonians 1” by J.N. Darby)

• These principles, faith, hope and love, form our character as Christians: but they cannot be, and ought not to be, formed in us without having objects. (“1 Thessalonians 1” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

+

3

remembering unceasingly your work of faith, and labour of love, and enduring constancy of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

W. Kelly Translation

+

3

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labour of love and patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ before our God and Father,