1 Thessalonians 4:1

And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.

Ephesians 4:1

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

Colossians 1:10

Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

2 Thessalonians 1:3

It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

Philippians 1:9

And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

Colossians 2:6

As, then, you took Christ Jesus the Lord, so go on in him,

2 Thessalonians 2:1

Now as to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and our meeting with him, it is our desire, my brothers,

Job 17:9

Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.

Proverbs 4:18

But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

John 15:2

He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.

Acts 20:27

For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God.

Romans 8:8

So that those who are in the flesh are not able to give pleasure to God.

Romans 12:1-2

For this reason I make request to you, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you will give your bodies as a living offering, holy, pleasing to God, which is the worship it is right for you to give him.

1 Corinthians 11:23

For it was handed down to me from the Lord, as I gave it to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when Judas was false to him, took bread,

1 Corinthians 15:1

Now I am going to make clear to you, my brothers, what the good news was which I gave to you, and which you took, and on which your faith is based,

1 Corinthians 15:58

For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:9

For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.

2 Corinthians 6:1

We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:

2 Corinthians 13:11

Let this be my last word, brothers; be glad; be complete; be comforted; be of the same mind; be at peace with one another: and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 4:20

For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;

Ephesians 5:17

For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

Philippians 1:27

Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

Philippians 3:14

I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12

Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,

1 Thessalonians 3:12

And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;

1 Thessalonians 4:2

Because you have in mind the orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:10-12

And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;

2 Thessalonians 3:1

For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you;

2 Thessalonians 3:10-12

For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

1 Timothy 5:21

I give you orders before God and Christ Jesus and the angels of God's selection, to keep these orders without giving thought to one side more than another.

1 Timothy 6:13-14

I give you orders before God, the giver of life, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate gave witness to the faith,

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.

Hebrews 13:16

But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.

Hebrews 13:22

But, brothers, take kindly the words which I have said for your profit; for I have not sent you a long letter.

2 Peter 1:5-10

So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,

2 Peter 3:18

But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.

1 John 3:22

And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.

2 Timothy 4:1

I give you orders, before God and Christ Jesus, who will be the judge of the living and the dead, and by his revelation and his kingdom;

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Bible References

We

1 Thessalonians 2:11
Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,
Romans 12:1
For this reason I make request to you, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you will give your bodies as a living offering, holy, pleasing to God, which is the worship it is right for you to give him.
2 Corinthians 6:1
We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.
2 Corinthians 10:1
Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:
Ephesians 4:1
I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,
Philemon 1:9
Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:
Hebrews 13:22
But, brothers, take kindly the words which I have said for your profit; for I have not sent you a long letter.

Ye have

1 Thessalonians 4:11
And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;
Acts 20:27
For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God.
1 Corinthians 11:23
For it was handed down to me from the Lord, as I gave it to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when Judas was false to him, took bread,
1 Corinthians 15:1
Now I am going to make clear to you, my brothers, what the good news was which I gave to you, and which you took, and on which your faith is based,
Philippians 1:27
Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;
Colossians 2:6
As, then, you took Christ Jesus the Lord, so go on in him,
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

Ye ought

1 Thessalonians 2:12
So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.

To please

Romans 8:8
So that those who are in the flesh are not able to give pleasure to God.
Romans 12:2
And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.
Ephesians 5:17
For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.
Colossians 1:10
Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.
Hebrews 13:16
But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.
1 John 3:22
And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.

So ye

1 Thessalonians 4:10
And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;
Job 17:9
Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.
Proverbs 4:18
But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
John 15:2
He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.
1 Corinthians 15:58
For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.
Philippians 1:9
And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;
Philippians 3:14
I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;
2 Peter 1:5
So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,
2 Peter 3:18
But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.

General references

Genesis 5:22
And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch went on in God's ways for three hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
Leviticus 22:31
So then, keep my orders and do them: I am the Lord.
Deuteronomy 4:5
I have been teaching you laws and decisions, as I was ordered to do by the Lord my God, so that you might keep them in the land to which you are going to take it for your heritage.
Deuteronomy 8:1
Take care to keep all the orders which I give you today, so that you may have life and be increased and go in and take as a heritage the land which the Lord, by his oath to your fathers, undertook to give you.
Deuteronomy 11:32
And you are to take care to keep all the laws and the decisions which I put before you today.
Luke 1:75
In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.
1 Thessalonians 2:3
For our witness does not come from error or from an unclean heart or from deceit:

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