1 Thessalonians 2:11-12

Paul's Ministry to the Thessalonians

11 For you know how, f like a father with his children, 12 we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and g charged h you to walk in a manner worthy of God, i who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

  1. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 2:7
    But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.
    1 Corinthians 4:14
    I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
  2. Cross References
    Ephesians 4:17
    Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.
  3. Cross References
    Ephesians 4:1
    I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.
  4. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 5:24
    He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
    2 Thessalonians 2:14
    To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
    1 Peter 5:10
    And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
    Romans 8:28
    And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
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