1 Thessalonians 4:1

Appeal For Continuing Sanctification

¹ Moreover, brethren, as you learnt from our lips the lives which you ought to live, and do live, so as to please God, we beg and exhort you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live them more and more truly. ² For you know the commands which we laid upon you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

In the Name of the Lord

It is I

Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ

Name of the Lord

Pleasing to God

O God

Christ

Jesus

Ephesians 4:1

I, then, the prisoner for the Master's sake, entreat you to live and act as becomes those who have received the call that you have received--

Colossians 1:10

so that your lives may be worthy of the Lord and perfectly pleasing to Him, while you exhibit the results of right action of every sort and grow into a fuller knowledge of God.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

Unceasing thanks are due from us to God on your behalf, brethren. They are appropriate because your faith is growing greatly, and the love of every one of you for all the others goes on increasing.

Philippians 1:9

And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more accompanied by clear knowledge and keen perception, for testing things that differ,

Colossians 2:6

As therefore you have received the Christ, even Jesus our Lord, live and act in vital union with Him;

2 Thessalonians 2:1

But with respect to the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to meet Him, we entreat you, brethren,

John 15:2

Every branch in me--if it bears no fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Acts 20:27

For I have not shrunk from declaring to you God's whole truth.

Romans 8:8

And those whose hearts are absorbed in earthly things cannot please God.

Romans 12:1-2

I plead with you therefore, brethren, by the compassionsof God, to present all your faculties to Him as a living and holy sacrifice acceptable to Him. This with you will be an act of reasonable worship.

1 Corinthians 11:23

For it was from the Lord that I received the facts which, in turn, I handed on to you; how that the Lord Jesus, on the night He was to be betrayed, took some bread,

1 Corinthians 15:1

But let me recall to you, brethren, the Good News which I brought you, which you accepted, and on which you are standing,

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dear brethren, be firm, unmovable, busily occupied at all times in the Lord's work, knowing that your toil is not fruitless in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:9

And for this reason also we make it our ambition, whether at home or in exile, to please Him perfectly.

2 Corinthians 6:1

And you also we, as God's fellow workers, entreat not to be found to have received His grace to no purpose.

2 Corinthians 10:1

But as for me Paul, I entreat you by the gentleness and self-forgetfulness of Christ--I who when among you have not an imposing personal presence, but when absent am fearlessly outspoken in dealing with you.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brethren, be joyful, secure perfection of character, take courage, be of one mind, live in peace. And then God who gives love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 4:20

But these are not the lessons which you have learned from Christ;

Ephesians 5:17

On this account do not prove yourselves wanting in sense, but try to understand what the Lord's will is.

Philippians 1:27

Only let the lives you live be worthy of the Good News of the Christ, in order that, whether I come and see you or, being absent, only hear of you, I may know that you are standing fast in one spirit and with one mind, fighting shoulder to shoulder for the faith of the Good News.

Philippians 3:14

with my eyes fixed on the goal I push on to secure the prize of God's heavenward call in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12

For you know that we acted towards every one of you as a father does towards his own children, encouraging and cheering you,

1 Thessalonians 3:12

and as for you, may the Lord teach you to love one another and all men, with a growing and a glowing love, resembling our love for you.

1 Thessalonians 4:2

For you know the commands which we laid upon you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:10-12

and indeed you do love all the brethren throughout Macedonia. And we exhort you to do so more and more,

2 Thessalonians 3:1

Finally, brethren, pray for us, asking that the Lord's Message may be spread rapidly and its glory be displayed, as it was displayed among you;

2 Thessalonians 3:10-12

For even when we were with you, we laid down this rule for you: "If a man does not choose to work, neither shall he eat."

1 Timothy 5:21

I solemnly call upon you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, to carry out these instructions of mine without prejudice, and to do nothing from partiality.

1 Timothy 6:13-14

I charge you--as in the presence of God who gives life to all creatures, and of Christ Jesus who at the bar of Pontius Pilate made a noble profession of faith--

Hebrews 11:6

But where there is no faith it is impossible truly to please Him; for the man who draws near to God must believe that there is a God and that He proves Himself a rewarder of those who earnestly try to find Him.

Hebrews 13:16

And do not forget to be kind and liberal; for with sacrifices of that sort God is greatly pleased.

Hebrews 13:22

Bear with me, brethren, when I thus exhort you; for, in fact, it is but a short letter that I have written to you.

2 Peter 1:5-10

But for this very reason--adding, on your part, all earnestness-- along with your faith, manifest also a noble character: along with a noble character, knowledge;

2 Peter 3:18

But be always growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be all glory, both now and to the day of Eternity!

1 John 3:22

and whatever we ask for we obtain from Him, because we obey His commands and do the things which are pleasing in His sight.

2 Timothy 4:1

I solemnly implore you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who is about to judge the living and the dead, and by His Appearing and His Kingship: