1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally therefore, brothers, we ask you, and summon in Lord Jesus, that just as ye received from us how ye ought to walk and to please God, that ye may abound more.

Ephesians 4:1

I therefore, the prisoner in Lord, call on you to walk worthily of the calling in which ye were called,

Colossians 1:10

For you to walk worthily of the Lord for every desire to please, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We are indebted to thank God always about you, brothers, as it is fitting, because your faith is increasing greatly, and the love of each one of you all toward each other abounds.

Philippians 1:9

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment

Colossians 2:6

As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him,

2 Thessalonians 2:1

Now we ask you, brothers, on behalf of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him,

Job 17:9

Yet the righteous shall hold on his way. And he who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.

Psalm 92:14

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age. They shall be full of sap and green

Proverbs 4:18

But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.

John 15:2

Every branch in me not bearing fruit, he removes it. And every branch that bears fruit, he prunes it, so that it may bear more fruit.

Acts 20:27

For I did not withdraw from declaring to you the whole plan of God.

Romans 8:8

And those who are in flesh cannot please God.

Romans 12:1-2

I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your reasonable service.

1 Corinthians 11:23

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread,

1 Corinthians 15:1

And, brothers, I make known to you the good-news that I preached to you, which also ye received, and in which ye stand,

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers, become ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not empty in Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Therefore also we aspire, whether at home or away from home, to be well-pleasing to him.

2 Corinthians 6:1

And working jointly, we urge you also not to receive the grace of God in vain

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who indeed am lowly in presence among you, but am bold toward you when absent.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally brothers, farewell. Be thoroughly prepared, be encouraged, think the same way, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 4:20

But ye did not so learn the Christ,

Ephesians 5:17

Because of this do not become foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord.

Philippians 1:27

Only be citizens worthy of the good-news of the Christ, so that, whether having come and having seen you or being absent, I may hear things about you that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith o

Philippians 3:14

I press forward toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12

just as ye know, as each one of you as a father of his own children, imploring you, and comforting,

1 Thessalonians 3:12

And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward each other, and toward all men, just as also we toward you,

1 Thessalonians 4:2

For ye know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:10-12

For ye are also doing it toward all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, to abound more,

2 Thessalonians 3:1

Finally, brothers, pray about us, so that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, just as also with you,

2 Thessalonians 3:10-12

For even when we were with you we commanded you this, that if any man will not work, neither let him eat.

1 Timothy 5:21

I solemnly testify before God, and Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen agents, that thou keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing from partiality.

1 Timothy 6:13-14

I command thee in the sight of God, who makes all live, and of Christ Jesus, who testified to Pontius Pilate the good confession,

Hebrews 11:6

And apart from faith it is impossible to please him. For he who comes to God must believe that he is, and becomes a rewarder of those who search for him.

Hebrews 13:16

But do not forget benevolence and fellowship, for God is well pleased with such sacrifices.

Hebrews 13:22

And I urge you, brothers, bear with the word of exhortation, for I also wrote to you in brief.

2 Peter 1:5-10

Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge,

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him is the glory both now and into the day of the age. Truly.

1 John 3:22

and whatever we may ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do things pleasing in his sight.

2 Timothy 4:1

I solemnly testify therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is going to judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

We

1 Thessalonians 2:11
just as ye know, as each one of you as a father of his own children, imploring you, and comforting,
Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your reasonable service.
2 Corinthians 6:1
And working jointly, we urge you also not to receive the grace of God in vain
2 Corinthians 10:1
Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who indeed am lowly in presence among you, but am bold toward you when absent.
Ephesians 4:1
I therefore, the prisoner in Lord, call on you to walk worthily of the calling in which ye were called,
Philemon 1:9
because of love I rather beseech, being such as aged Paul, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 13:22
And I urge you, brothers, bear with the word of exhortation, for I also wrote to you in brief.

Ye have

1 Thessalonians 4:11
and to aspire to live quietly, and to do your own things, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,
Acts 20:27
For I did not withdraw from declaring to you the whole plan of God.
1 Corinthians 11:23
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread,
1 Corinthians 15:1
And, brothers, I make known to you the good-news that I preached to you, which also ye received, and in which ye stand,
Philippians 1:27
Only be citizens worthy of the good-news of the Christ, so that, whether having come and having seen you or being absent, I may hear things about you that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith o
Colossians 2:6
As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him,
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you we commanded you this, that if any man will not work, neither let him eat.

Ye ought

1 Thessalonians 2:12
and solemnly declaring for you to walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

To please

Romans 8:8
And those who are in flesh cannot please God.
Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this age, but be ye transformed by the renewal of your mind, for ye to approve what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Ephesians 5:17
Because of this do not become foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord.
Colossians 1:10
For you to walk worthily of the Lord for every desire to please, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,
Hebrews 11:6
And apart from faith it is impossible to please him. For he who comes to God must believe that he is, and becomes a rewarder of those who search for him.
Hebrews 13:16
But do not forget benevolence and fellowship, for God is well pleased with such sacrifices.
1 John 3:22
and whatever we may ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do things pleasing in his sight.

So ye

1 Thessalonians 4:10
For ye are also doing it toward all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, to abound more,
Job 17:9
Yet the righteous shall hold on his way. And he who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.
Psalm 92:14
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age. They shall be full of sap and green
Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.
John 15:2
Every branch in me not bearing fruit, he removes it. And every branch that bears fruit, he prunes it, so that it may bear more fruit.
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, become ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not empty in Lord.
Philippians 1:9
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment
Philippians 3:14
I press forward toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are indebted to thank God always about you, brothers, as it is fitting, because your faith is increasing greatly, and the love of each one of you all toward each other abounds.
2 Peter 1:5
Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge,
2 Peter 3:18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him is the glory both now and into the day of the age. Truly.

General references

Genesis 5:22
And Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
Leviticus 22:31
Therefore ye shall keep my commandments, and do them. I am LORD.
Deuteronomy 4:5
Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the midst of the land where ye go in to possess it.
Deuteronomy 8:1
All the commandment which I command thee this day ye shall observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which LORD swore to your fathers.
Deuteronomy 11:32
And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances which I set before you this day.
Luke 1:75
in piety and righteousness before him all our the days of our life.
1 Thessalonians 2:3
For our exhortation is not from error, nor from uncleanness, nor in deception,