1 Thessalonians 2:11

Paul cared for each one personally, like a father with his own children. His ministry was both tender and individually attentive.

Cross-references · 35

• 1 Cor 4:14–15I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
• Heb 13:22I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
• 2 Th 3:12We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
• 1 Tim 5:21I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
• 2 Tim 4:1–2I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:
• 1 Th 2:7On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
• Deut 3:28But commission Joshua, encourage him, and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.”
• 1 Th 5:11Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
• 1 Chr 28:20David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
• Deut 31:14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.
• 1 Chr 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• Prov 7:1My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
• Titus 2:15Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
• Prov 2:1My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
• Prov 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
• 1 Tim 6:2Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.
• Prov 5:1–2My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
• Prov 4:1–12Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
• Prov 7:24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
• 1 Tim 6:13I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
• Acts 20:2After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
• 1 Chr 22:11–13Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would.
• Prov 31:1–9These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
• 1 Tim 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
• 1 Tim 5:7Give these instructions to the believers, so that they will be above reproach.
• Num 27:19Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight.
• Titus 2:6In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
• Prov 1:15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
• Prov 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
• Gen 50:16–17So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,
• Prov 6:1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
• Ps 34:11Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
• 1 Th 4:1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
• Titus 2:9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
• Eph 4:17So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

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