1 Thessalonians 1:1 Cross References - Mace

¹ Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians, who believe in God the father, and in our Lord Jesus Christ. grace and peace be with you from God our father, and from Jesus Christ our Lord.

²⁷ we therefore send Judas and Silas to inform you in person of this affair.

³² they being also prophets, they consolated and confirm'd the brethren by several discourses. ³³ and after they had stay'd there some time, with the good wishes of the brethren, they had leave to go to the apostles.

⁴⁰ but Paul chose Silas, and having been recommended by the brethren to the favour of God,

¹ Paul arrived then at Derbe and Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, whose mother was a Jewish convert, but his father a Greek. ² as the brethren of Lystra and Iconium gave him a good character, Paul had a mind he should accompany him. ³ so he took him and had him circumcised, out of regard to the Jews of that country, who all knew his father was a Greek.

¹⁹ her masters finding they had lost such a prospect of gain, seized upon Paul and Silas, and hawl'd them to the publick place before the magistrates.

²⁵ At midnight Paul and Silas went to prayers, and sang praises to God, which the other prisoners heard:

²⁹ then having called for a light, he ran in, and with trembling fell down before Paul and Silas;

¹ Having pass'd thro' Amphipolis and Apollonia, they arriv'd at Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue. ² Paul, as was his custom, us'd to go there, and for three sabbath-days discours'd to the Jews from the scriptures, ³ explaining them, and setting it to view, that the Messiah was to suffer and rise again from the dead: and that Jesus, whom he denounc'd to them, was that very Messiah. ⁴ Some of them believed, and join'd themselves to Paul and Silas, besides a great number of Greek proselytes, and several women of distinction. ⁵ but the unbelieving Jews thro' envy, by the assistance of some loose strolers, rais'd a mob, set the whole city in an uproar, and attack'd Jason's house, thinking to find them there, and deliver them up to the populace. ⁶ but not finding them, they dragg'd Jason and some of the brethren to the magistrates, crying out, these that have been every where the disturbers of the publick peace, are come hither also, and have been entertain'd by Jason. ⁷ they all act in defiance of the edicts of Cesar, pretending there is another king, one Jesus. ⁸ the people, and the magistrates upon hearing this were alarm'd: ⁹ however having oblig'd Jason and the rest to give security, they let them go.

¹¹ the Jews there were of a more generous temper than those of Thessalonica: for they very readily embrac'd their doctrine, and daily examin'd, whether it was conformable to the scriptures.

¹³ but when the Jews of Thessalonica were inform'd that Paul had preached the word of God at Berea, they went thither to stir up the populace. ¹⁴ Upon this the brethren immediately sent Paul away to the sea-coast, but Silas and Timothy staid there. ¹⁵ however Paul's guides attended him to Athens: where they left him, after having received his orders for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed.

⁵ and when Silas and Timothy were arriv'd from Macedonia, Paul with great concern remonstrated to the Jews, that Jesus was the Messiah:

²² he sent therefore Timothy and Erastus, two of his assistants in the ministry, before to Macedonia; but stay'd himself in Asia for some time.

⁴ Aristarchus and Secundus of Thessalonica, Gaius of Derby and Timothy, Tychicus and Trophimus both Asiatics, all accompanied him to Asia,

⁷ to all the beloved of God, the saints by this vocation, who are in Rome, grace to you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

² to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who being sanctified by Christ Jesus, are saints by that vocation, to all that any where invoke the name of Jesus Christ, who is both their Lord and ours.

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the divine appointment, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God, which is at Corinth, with all the christians throughout Achaia: favour,

¹⁹ for what I, and Timothy, and Silvanus preached concerning Jesus Christ, the son of God, is not inconsistent, but invariably the same.

² who are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: grace be to you, and peace from God the father,

²² but was personally unknown to the churches of Christ in Judea,

² grace be to you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the christians that are at Philippi, to the bishops, and to the deacons.

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the divine appointment, and Timothy our brother,

¹ Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, that believe in God our father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ. ² to Timothy my sincere convert, favour, mercy and peace from God our father, and Jesus Christ our Lord.

² to Timothy, my dear son, grace, mercy and peace from God the father, and from Jesus Christ our Lord.

²³ know, that our brother Timothy is set at liberty. if he comes quickly, I shall make YOU a visit with him.

¹² I formerly writ to you a short epistle, by Silvanus, I think, a faithful brother, to declare and testify to you, that the true dispensation of God is that to which you are attach'd.

³ what we have seen and heard, we declare unto you, that ye also may be of the same society with us: and truly associated with the father, and with his son Jesus Christ.

¹ Jude the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those that are sanctified by God the father, and by their vocation are reserved for Jesus Christ.