1 Thessalonians 4:1

Paul urges them to keep living to please God and to grow in it more and more. Christian maturity means abounding ever further in obedience.

Cross-references · 40

• Col 1:10so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
• 2 Th 1:3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
• 2 Pet 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
• Heb 13:16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
• 2 Pet 1:5–10For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
• Phil 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
• 1 Th 4:10–12And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more
• Rom 12:1–2Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
• 1 Th 3:12And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
• Phil 3:14I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Jn 3:22and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
• 2 Cor 13:11Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
• Eph 4:1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
• Job 17:9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
• 1 Cor 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• 2 Th 3:1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.
• Col 2:6Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
• Ps 92:14In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
• 1 Th 2:11–12For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—
• Phil 1:27Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
• 2 Th 2:1Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,
• John 15:2He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
• Phlm 1:9–10I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
• Rom 8:8Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.
• Prov 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• 2 Th 3:10–12For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
• 2 Cor 5:9So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.
• 1 Th 4:2For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
• Acts 20:27For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
• 1 Cor 15:1Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.
• Eph 5:17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
• 2 Cor 10:1Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
• 1 Cor 11:23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
• 1 Tim 6:13–14I 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:
• 2 Cor 6:1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
• Heb 11:6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
• Eph 4:20But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
• 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 4:1I 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:
• Heb 13:22I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.

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