1 Thessalonians 2:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.”
Read 1 Thessalonians 2:13 in the flow of 1 Thessalonians2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 Thessalonians2 to see the surrounding context.
“And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Because of this also, we--we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Thessalonians 2:13 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 23:28Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
- Matthew 10:13If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it; but if it is not, let your peace return to you.
- Matthew 10:20For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
- Matthew 10:40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
- Luke 5:1On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
- Luke 8:11Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
- Luke 8:21But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
- Luke 11:28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- John 15:3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
- John 17:17Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
- John 17:19For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
- Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- Acts 8:14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
- Acts 10:33So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
- Acts 13:44On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
- Acts 13:48When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
- Acts 16:14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
- Acts 16:30Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
- Acts 17:11Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
- Acts 17:18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
- Acts 17:32When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
- Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
- Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
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