1 Thessalonians 4:1

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1 Thessalonians 4:1

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Summary

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

1 Thessalonians 2:3

Bible References

We

You know very well that we treated each of you the way a father treats his children.

I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship.

Since, then, we are working with God, we plead with you not to accept God's grace in vain.

Now I myself, Paul, plead with you with the gentleness and kindness of the Messiah I who am humble when I am face to face with you but forceful toward you when I am away!

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to live in a way that is worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

I prefer to make my appeal on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an old man and now a prisoner of the Messiah Jesus,

I urge you, brothers, to listen patiently to my encouraging message, for I have written you a short letter.

Ye have

Also, make it your goal to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you,

because I never shrank from telling you the whole plan of God.

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you how the Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took a loaf of bread,

Now I'm making known to you, brothers, the gospel that I proclaimed to you, which you accepted, on which you have taken your stand,

The only thing that matters is that you continue to live as good citizens in a manner worthy of the gospel of the Messiah. Then, whether I come to see you or whether I stay away, I may hear all about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, struggling with one mind for the faith of the gospel,

So then, just as you have received the Messiah Jesus the Lord, continue to live dependent on him.

While we were with you, we gave this order: "If anyone doesn't want to work, he shouldn't eat."

Ye ought

We comforted and encouraged you, urging you to live in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.

To please

Indeed, those who are under the control of human nature cannot please God.

Do not be conformed to this world, but continuously be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God's will is what is proper, pleasing, and perfect.

Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

so that you might live in a manner worthy of the Lord and be fully pleasing to him as you bear fruit while doing all kinds of good things and growing in the full knowledge of God.

Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who diligently search for him.

Do not neglect to do good and to be generous, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

Whatever we request we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

So ye

In fact, you are showing love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia, but we urge you, brothers, to keep on doing this even more.

But the righteous person will hold to his way, and those with clean hands will grow stronger and stronger."

They will still bear fruit even in old age; they will be luxuriant and green.

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that grows brighter until the full light of day.

He cuts off every branch that does not produce fruit in me, and he cuts back every branch that does produce fruit, so that it might produce more fruit.

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that the work that you do for the Lord isn't wasted.

And this is my prayer, that your love will keep on growing more and more with full knowledge and insight,

I keep pursuing the goal to win the prize of God's heavenly call in the Messiah Jesus.

Brothers, at all times we are obligated to thank God for you. It is right to do this because your faith is growing all the time and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.

For this very reason, you must make every effort to supplement your faith with moral character, your moral character with knowledge,

Instead, continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Messiah. Glory belongs to him both now and on that eternal day! Amen.

General references

After he fathered Methuselah, Enoch communed with God for 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters.

"Keep my commands and observe them. I am the LORD.

See! I taught you the statutes and the ordinances, just as the LORD God commanded. Therefore, observe them when you enter the land you are about to possess.

"Be careful to observe every command that I'm instructing you today, in order that you may live, increase, and enter and take possession of the land that the LORD promised by an oath to your ancestors.

Be careful to obey all the statutes and ordinances that I'm placing before you today."

and be holy and righteous before him all of our days.

For our appeal to you does not spring from deceit, impure motives, or trickery.