1 Thessalonians 5:14 Cross References - NSB

¹⁴ We ask you brothers to warn the unruly and comfort the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient with all men.

³ Strengthen the tired hands and the knees that tremble with weakness. ⁴ Tell the discouraged ones with anxious heart: »Be strong and do not be afraid! God is coming to your rescue! He is coming to punish your enemies.«

¹ »Comfort, comfort my people,« says your God. ² »Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed. Her sin has been paid for and she has received double for all her sins from Jehovah’s hand.«

¹¹ He tends his flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart. He gently leads those that have young.

¹² »Their houses, their fields and their wives will be turned over to others. I will stretch out my hand (extend my power) against the inhabitants of the land,« declares Jehovah.

⁹ In all their difficulty he was concerned, and he was the messenger who saved them. In his love and compassion he reclaimed (redeemed) them. He always held them and carried them in the past.

¹⁷ »Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the people of Israel. Listen to what I say, and warn them for me. ¹⁸ »When I tell a wicked man that he will surely die, but you do not warn him or speak out so that he can change his wicked way in order to save his life; that wicked man will die because of his sin. I will hold you responsible for his death. ¹⁹ »When you warn the wicked man, and he does not turn from his wicked way; he will die because of his sin, but you will save yourself. ²⁰ »If righteous people turn from living the right way and do wrong, I will make them stumble and they will die. If you do not warn them, they will die because of their sin. The right things they did will not be remembered. I will hold you responsible for their deaths. ²¹ »If you warn righteous people not to sin, and they do not sin, they will certainly live because they listened to the warning and you will save yourself.«

¹⁶ »I will seek the lost. I will bring back the scattered. I will bind up the broken and strengthen the sick. The fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with judgment.«

³ »‘If he sees the enemy coming to attack the country he will blow his horn to warn the people. ⁴ »‘If the people hear the horn and ignore the warning and the enemy comes and takes them, they will be responsible for their own deaths. ⁵ »‘They heard the sound of the horn but ignored its warning. In that case they are responsible for their own deaths. If they had taken the warning they would have saved themselves. ⁶ »‘But if the watchman sees the enemy coming and does not blow his horn to warn the people and the enemy comes and kills someone, that watchman must die because of his sin. I will hold him responsible for their deaths.’ ⁷ »Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the people of Israel. Listen to what I say and warn them for me. ⁸ »Suppose I say to a wicked person, ‘You wicked person, you will certainly die.’ And you say nothing to warn him to change his ways. That wicked person will die because of his sin. I will hold you responsible for his death. ⁹ »But if you warn a wicked man to turn from his way and he does not turn from his way, he will die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your life.

²⁰ »He will break a bruised reed. He will quench smoking flax. This he will do until he sends forth judgment to victory.

³² »I prayed for you that your faith would not fail. Once you have turned again strengthen your brothers.«

¹⁵ When they had eaten Jesus said to Simon Peter: »Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?« He said: »Yes Lord; you know I have affection for you.« Jesus said to him: »Feed my lambs.« ¹⁶ He spoke to him a second time: »Simon, son of John, do you love me?« He replied: »Yes Lord, you know I have affection for you.« Then Jesus said: »Shepherd my sheep.« ¹⁷ The third time Jesus said to him: »Simon, son of John, do you have affection for me?« Peter was grieved. Because he said to him the third time, do you have affection for me? Peter replied: »Lord, you know all things; you know I have affection for you!« Jesus said to him: »Feed my sheep.«

²⁷ »I did not shrink from telling you the entire will of God.

³¹ »Be on guard! Remember I did not cease for three years to admonish you day and night with tears.

³⁵ »In all things I gave you an example. You by laboring should help the weak. Remember the words of the Lord Jesus: It is more blessed to give than to receive.«

¹ I request (urge) (implore) you brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

¹ Accept the man who has a weak faith, but not to entertain doubtful thinking.

¹ We who are strong in the faith ought to help the weak to carry their burdens. We should not just please ourselves. ² Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up. ³ For even Christ did not please himself. However it is written, »The reproaches (insults) hurled at you have fallen on me.« (Psalm 69:9)

¹⁴ I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.

⁴ Love is patient. Love is kind. Love is not jealous. Love does not brag and is not arrogant (proud). ⁵ Love does not act indecently. It is not selfish. It is not provoked and does not take into account a wrong suffered.

²² The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

¹ Brothers, if someone is caught in any kind of wrongdoing, those of you who are spiritual should set him right. But you must do it in a gentle way. And keep an eye on yourselves, so that you will not be tempted, too. ² Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.

² Walk with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, putting up with one another in love.

³² You should be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also forgave you through (by means of) Christ.

²⁸ We preach Christ to everyone. With all possible wisdom we warn and teach them in order to bring each one to God as a mature individual in union with Christ.

¹² As God’s chosen, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness (humility), meekness (mildness), and long-suffering (patience). ¹³ Tolerate (endure) (suffer) (put up with) one another, and forgive each other. If any man has a complaint against anyone, forgive them, even as God forgave you.

⁷ But we were gentle when we were with you, like a mother taking care of her children. ⁸ Having much affection for you, we were well pleased to impart the good news of God to you and also to share our lives with you. You have become very dear to us. ⁹ You may remember, brothers, our labor and hardship. We worked day and night that we would not burden any of you when we preached the good news of God to you. ¹⁰ You and God are witnesses, how devoutly and righteously, without blame, we behaved toward you who believe! ¹¹ You know how we dealt with each one of you. It was like a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging and showing you. ¹² You should walk worthily of God, who called you into his own kingdom and glory.

¹¹ But you, O man of God, run from these things. Pursue (set your heart on) righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience and meekness.

²⁴ The Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind (gentle) to all, able to teach, and patient when wronged. ²⁵ He should instruct those who oppose using meekness. Perhaps God will give them repentance that they may know the truth.

² preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.

⁶ Our friends, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from all believers who walk disorderly and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them. ⁷ You know what you must do to imitate us. We lived a disciplined life among you.

¹¹ We say this because we hear that there are people among you who are lazy and who do nothing except meddle in other people’s business. ¹² In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command and warn them to lead orderly lives and work to earn their own living. ¹³ Brothers, do not grow weary of doing good.

³ not addicted to wine, not quarrelsome; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

⁶ A blameless man will be the husband of one wife. He will have children that believe and who are not accused of violence and disobedience.

¹⁰ There are many unruly (rebellious) men, vain talkers, and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision.

² He is able to exercise compassion towards the ignorant and those going astray, since he is also subject to weakness. ³ That is why he must offer sacrifices, for his own and for the people’s sins.

¹² Lift up the hands that hang down, and the feeble knees.

³ Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them. Remember those who are suffering, as though you were suffering as they are.