1 Thessalonians 2:13

Paul thanks God that they received his preaching as the very word of God, which is now at work in them. Scripture is God's word and it transforms those who believe.

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• Heb 4:12For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
• Rom 10:17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
• 1 Pet 1:23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
• 1 Pet 1:25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
• 1 Pet 2:2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
• Luke 11:28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
• Acts 13:48And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
• Gal 4:14And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
• 1 Jn 3:3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
• 2 Cor 3:18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.
• Acts 17:11These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
• Luke 8:21And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
• Col 1:6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
• 1 Jn 5:4–5For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
• John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
• Rom 6:17–18But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
• 2 Pet 1:16–21For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
• Matt 10:40He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
• 1 Th 1:2–3We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
• 1 Th 1:5–10For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
• John 15:3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
• Luke 8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
• John 17:17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
• Acts 17:32And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
• Matt 10:20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
• Acts 17:18–20Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
• Acts 10:33Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
• Jas 1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
• Acts 16:30–34And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
• Acts 13:44–46And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
• Jer 44:16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.
• 2 Pet 3:2That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
• Acts 16:14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
• Acts 2:41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
• Acts 8:14Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
• Luke 5:1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
• Jer 23:28–29The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.
• Matt 10:13–14And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
• Rom 1:8–9First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

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