1 Thessalonians 4:10

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“And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more”

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Read 1 Thessalonians 4:10 in the flow of 1 Thessalonians4 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 Thessalonians4 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for ye do it also to all the brethren who <FI>are<Fi> in all Macedonia; and we call upon you, brethren, to abound still more,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Thessalonians 4:10 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Corinthians 8:1Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
  2. 2 Corinthians 8:8I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
  3. Ephesians 1:15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
  4. Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
  5. Philippians 3:13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
  6. Colossians 1:4because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
  7. 1 Thessalonians 1:7As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
  8. 1 Thessalonians 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,
  9. 1 Thessalonians 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.
  10. 2 Thessalonians 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.
  11. Philemon 1:5because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
  12. 2 Peter 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.

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