1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

The Thessalonians' Faith and Example

² _d We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly _{1 e} mentioning you in our prayers, ³ remembering before _f our God and Father _g your work of faith and labor of _h love and _i steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1. Cross References
   1 Thessalonians 2:13
   And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
   Romans 1:8
   First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
   Ephesians 5:20
   Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
   
2. Cross References
   Romans 1:9
   For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you
   2 Timothy 1:3
   I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.
   
3. Cross References
   Galatians 1:4
   Who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.
   
4. Cross References
   2 Thessalonians 1:11
   To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power.
   John 6:29
   Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.
   Galatians 5:6
   For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
   Hebrews 6:10
   For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.
   James 2:22
   You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works.
   
5. Cross References
   2 Thessalonians 1:3 - 4
   We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
   Colossians 1:4
   Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints.
   1 Timothy 1:14
   And the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
   Revelation 2:19
   'I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first.
   
6. Cross References
   Romans 8:25
   But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
   Romans 15:4
   For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.