1 Thessalonians 2:19 Cross References - ISV

¹⁹ After all, who is our hope, joy, or reason for rejoicing in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? It is you, isn’t it?

⁹ She will place on your head a graceful garland; she will present to you a crown of beauty.”

⁴ A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but a wife who puts him to shame is like bone cancer.

¹³ Kings take pleasure in righteous speech; they treasure a person who speaks what is upright.

⁶ Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the pride of children is their parents.

³ You will be a crown of splendor in the LORD’s hand, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

²⁷ The Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay everyone according to what he has done.

¹⁶ to be a minister of the Messiah Jesus to the gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering brought by gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
¹⁷ Therefore, in the Messiah Jesus I have the right to boast about my work for God. ¹⁸ For I am bold enough to tell you only about what the Messiah has accomplished through me in bringing gentiles to obedience. By my words and actions, ¹⁹ by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of God’s Spirit, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of the Messiah from Jerusalem as far as Illyricum.

⁵ Therefore, stop judging prematurely, before the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is now hidden in darkness and reveal the motives of our hearts. Then each person will receive his praise from God.

²³ However, this will happen to each person in the proper order: first the Messiah, then those who belong to the Messiah when he comes.

¹⁴ just as you have already understood us partially, so that on the Day of our Lord Jesus we can be your reason to boast, even as you are ours.

¹⁶ as you hold firmly to the word of life. Then I will be proud when the Messiah returns that I did not run in vain or work hard in vain.

¹ Closing ExhortationsTherefore, my dear brothers whom I long for, my joy and my victor’s crown, this is how you must stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.

²⁰ Yes, you are our glory and joy!

¹³ Then your hearts will be strong, blameless, and holy in the presence of God, who is our Father, when our Lord Jesus appears with all his saints.

¹⁵ For we declare to you what the Lord has told us to say: We who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have died.

²³ Final GreetingMay the God of peace himself make you holy in every way. And may your whole being—spirit, soul, and body—remain blameless when our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, appears.

⁷ and to give us who are afflicted relief when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels

¹⁴ to keep these commands stainlessly and blamelessly until the appearance of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah. ¹⁵ At the right time, he will make him known. God is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

¹ Complete the Task Entrusted to YouIn the presence of God and the Messiah Jesus, who is going to judge those who are living and those who are dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I solemnly appeal to you ² to proclaim the message. Be ready to do this whether or not the time is convenient. Refute, warn, and encourage with the utmost patience when you teach.

¹³ as we wait for the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior, Jesus the Messiah.

⁴ Then, when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the victor’s crown of glory that will never fade away.

²⁸ Abide in HimEven now, little children, abide in him. Then, when he appears, we will have confidence and will not turn away from him in shame when he comes.

²⁴ Final PrayerNow to the one who is able to keep you from falling and to make you stand joyful and faultless in his glorious presence,

⁷ Look! He is coming in the clouds. Every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him.So be it! Amen.

¹⁰ the 24 elders bow down and worship in front of the one who sits on the throne, the one who lives forever and ever. They throw their victor’s crowns in front of the throne and say, ¹¹ “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory, honor, and power, because you created all things; they came into existence and were created because of your will.”

¹² Concluding Benediction“See! I am coming soon! My reward is with me to repay everyone according to his behavior.