1 Thessalonians 1:9-10

The Thessalonians' Faith and Example

⁹ For they themselves report concerning us the kind of _w reception we had among you, and how _x you turned to God _y from idols to serve the living and _z true God, ¹⁰ and _a to wait for his Son _b from heaven, _c whom he raised from the dead, Jesus _d who delivers us from _e the wrath to come.

1. Cross References
   1 Thessalonians 2:1
   For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain.
   
2. Cross References
   Acts 14:15
   Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 12:2
   You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led.
   Galatians 4:8
   Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods.
   
4. Cross References
   John 17:3
   And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
   
5. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 1:7
   So that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
   
6. Cross References
   1 Thessalonians 4:16
   For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
   2 Thessalonians 1:10
   When he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.
   Acts 1:11
   And said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.
   
7. Cross References
   Acts 2:24
   God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
   
8. Cross References
   Colossians 1:13
   He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.
   
9. Cross References
   1 Thessalonians 2:16
   By hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved - so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But God's wrath has come upon them at last!
   1 Thessalonians 5:9
   For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
   Matthew 3:7
   But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
   Romans 5:9
   Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.