1 Thessalonians 1:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

In word

1 Thessalonians 2:13

1 Corinthians 4:20

2 Corinthians 3:6

In the

In much

2 Peter 1:10

General references

Luke 4:32

1 Corinthians 4:20

Bible References

In word

And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.

Who has made us able to be servants of a new agreement; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter gives death, but the Spirit gives life.

In the

But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.

And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first.

Do you not see that you are God's holy house, and that the Spirit of God has his place in you?

But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.

In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,

Give me an answer to this one question, Did the Spirit come to you through the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,

And God was a witness with them, by signs and wonders, and by more than natural powers, and by his distribution of the Holy Spirit at his pleasure.

And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.

In much

So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,

What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;

And it is our desire that you may all keep the same high purpose in certain hope to the end:

Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:

For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:

General references

And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.