1 Thessalonians 4:1

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1 Thessalonians 4:1

Now, brothers, we ask and beg you, in the face of our union with the Lord Jesus, as you once received from us how you ought to live so as to please God -- as indeed you are living -- to continue to live this life better and better.

Ephesians 4:1

So I, a prisoner for the Lord's sake, entreat you to live lives worthy of the call you have received,

Colossians 1:10

so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord to His full satisfaction, by perennially bearing fruit in every good enterprise and by a steady growth in fuller knowledge of God;

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing

Philippians 1:9

And it is my prayer that your love may overflow still more and more, directed by fuller knowledge and keener insight,

Colossians 2:6

So, just as you once accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue living in vital union with Him,

2 Thessalonians 2:1

As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our final muster before Him, we beg you, brothers,

John 15:2

He cuts away any branch on me that stops bearing fruit, and He repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more.

Acts 20:27

for I never shrank from telling you God's whole plan.

Romans 8:8

The people who live on the plane of the lower nature cannot please God.

Romans 12:1-2

I beg you, therefore, brothers, through these mercies God has shown you, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies as a living sacrifice, devoted and well-pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.

1 Corinthians 11:23

For the account that I passed on to you I myself received from the Lord Himself, that the Lord Jesus on the night He was betrayed took a loaf of bread

1 Corinthians 15:1

Now let me remind you, brothers, of the essence of the good news which I proclaimed to you, which you accepted, on which you now are standing,

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, my dear brothers, continue to be firm, incapable of being moved, always letting the cup run over in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the service of the Lord is never thrown away.

2 Corinthians 5:9

So whether I am at home or away from home, it is my constant ambition to please Him.

2 Corinthians 6:1

As God's fellow-worker I beg you too not to accept God's favor and throw it away.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I appeal to you in person, by the gentleness and fairness of Christ, I, Paul, who am so "condescending when face to face with you, but so courageous toward you when far away!"

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brothers, goodbye! Practice the perfecting of your characters, keep listening to my appeals, continue thinking in harmony and living in peace, and the loving, peace-giving God will be with you.

Ephesians 4:20

But this is not the way you have learned what Christ means,

Ephesians 5:17

So stop becoming senseless, but understand what the Lord's will is.

Philippians 1:27

Only you must practice living lives that are worthy of the good news, so that whether I come and see you or stay away, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, and that with one purpose you are continuing to cooperate in the fight for faith in the good news.

Philippians 3:14

I am pressing onward toward the goal, to win the prize to which God through Jesus Christ is calling us upward.

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12

for you know how, as a father deals with his children, we used to encourage you, cheer you on, and charge each of you

1 Thessalonians 3:12

May the Lord make you increase and overflow in love for one another and for all men, as my love for you does,

1 Thessalonians 4:2

For you are aware of the instructions which we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:10-12

as you are practicing it toward all the brothers all over Macedonia. We beg you, brothers, to continue to live better and better;

2 Thessalonians 3:1

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the message of the Lord may continue to spread and prove its glorious power as it did among you,

2 Thessalonians 3:10-12

For when I was with you, I gave you this direction, "If a person refuses to work, he must not be allowed to eat."

1 Timothy 5:21

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels, to carry out these instructions without prejudice and with perfect impartiality.

1 Timothy 6:13-14

Before God who preserves the life of all His creatures and before Christ Jesus who in testifying before Pontius Pilate made His good profession, I solemnly charge you

Hebrews 11:6

but without faith it is impossible to please Him, for anyone who approaches God must believe that there is a God and that He gives rewards to all who earnestly try to find Him.

Hebrews 13:16

And stop neglecting to do good and to be generous, for God is highly pleased with just such sacrifices as these.

Hebrews 13:22

I beg you, brothers, to listen patiently to this message, for I have written you only a short letter.

2 Peter 1:5-10

Now for this very reason you must do your level best to supplement your faith with moral character, moral character with knowledge,

2 Peter 3:18

but instead, you must continue to grow in the spiritual strength and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory now and forever!

1 John 3:22

and we obtain from Him whatever we ask for, because we practice obedience to His commands and do what pleases Him.

2 Timothy 4:1

I solemnly charge you, before God and Christ Jesus who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom,

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Summary

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

We

Hebrews 13:22

Ye have

2 Thessalonians 3:10

Ye ought

1 Thessalonians 2:12

To please

1 John 3:22

So ye

General references

Luke 1:75

1 Thessalonians 2:3

Bible References

We

for you know how, as a father deals with his children, we used to encourage you, cheer you on, and charge each of you

As God's fellow-worker I beg you too not to accept God's favor and throw it away.

Now I appeal to you in person, by the gentleness and fairness of Christ, I, Paul, who am so "condescending when face to face with you, but so courageous toward you when far away!"

So I, a prisoner for the Lord's sake, entreat you to live lives worthy of the call you have received,

yet I prefer to appeal to you for love's sake, although I am such as I am, Paul an envoy of Christ Jesus but now a prisoner for Him too;

I beg you, brothers, to listen patiently to this message, for I have written you only a short letter.

Ye have

also keep up your ambition to live quietly, to practice attending to your own business and to work with your own hands, as we directed you,

for I never shrank from telling you God's whole plan.

For the account that I passed on to you I myself received from the Lord Himself, that the Lord Jesus on the night He was betrayed took a loaf of bread

Now let me remind you, brothers, of the essence of the good news which I proclaimed to you, which you accepted, on which you now are standing,

So, just as you once accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue living in vital union with Him,

For when I was with you, I gave you this direction, "If a person refuses to work, he must not be allowed to eat."

Ye ought

to live lives worthy of God who calls you into His kingdom and His glory.

To please

The people who live on the plane of the lower nature cannot please God.

Stop living in accordance with the customs of this world, but by the new ideals that mold your minds continue to transform yourselves, so as to find and follow God's will; that is, what is good, well-pleasing to Him, and perfect.

So stop becoming senseless, but understand what the Lord's will is.

so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord to His full satisfaction, by perennially bearing fruit in every good enterprise and by a steady growth in fuller knowledge of God;

but without faith it is impossible to please Him, for anyone who approaches God must believe that there is a God and that He gives rewards to all who earnestly try to find Him.

And stop neglecting to do good and to be generous, for God is highly pleased with just such sacrifices as these.

and we obtain from Him whatever we ask for, because we practice obedience to His commands and do what pleases Him.

So ye

as you are practicing it toward all the brothers all over Macedonia. We beg you, brothers, to continue to live better and better;

He cuts away any branch on me that stops bearing fruit, and He repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more.

And it is my prayer that your love may overflow still more and more, directed by fuller knowledge and keener insight,

I am pressing onward toward the goal, to win the prize to which God through Jesus Christ is calling us upward.

We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing

Now for this very reason you must do your level best to supplement your faith with moral character, moral character with knowledge,

but instead, you must continue to grow in the spiritual strength and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory now and forever!

General references

in holiness and uprightness In His own presence all our days.

For our appeal did not originate from a delusion or an impure motive; it was not made in fraud;