1 Thessalonians 2:13

The Thessalonians' Response To Paul's Message

¹² we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory. ¹³ For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe. ¹⁴ For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea. For you suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews,

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Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Romans 10:17

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Galatians 4:14

and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.

Acts 17:11

Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantlymentioning you in our prayers,

Jeremiah 23:28-29

Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 44:16

"As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you.

Matthew 10:13-14

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

Matthew 10:20

For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Matthew 10:40

"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.

Luke 5:1

On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

Luke 8:11

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Luke 8:21

But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."

Luke 11:28

But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

John 15:3

Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.

John 17:17

Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

John 17:19

And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.

Acts 2:41

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

Acts 8:14

Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,

Acts 10:33

So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."

Acts 13:44-46

The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

Acts 13:48

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

Acts 16:14

One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.

Acts 16:30-34

Then he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

Acts 17:18-20

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, "What does this babbler wish to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities"--because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

Acts 17:32

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, "We will hear you again about this."

Romans 1:8-9

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.

Romans 6:17-18

But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,

2 Corinthians 3:18

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

Colossians 1:6

which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing--as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth,

1 Thessalonians 1:5-10

because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

James 1:18

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

1 Peter 1:23

since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;

1 Peter 1:25

but the word of the Lord remains forever."And this word is the good news that was preached to you.

1 Peter 2:2

Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation--

2 Peter 1:16-21

For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

2 Peter 3:2

that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,

1 John 3:3

And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

1 John 5:4-5

For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith.