1 Thessalonians 2:10 Cross References - Riverside

¹⁰ You are witnesses — and God is witness — how purely and justly and blamelessly we acted toward you who believe.

¹⁸ When they came to him, he said to them, "You know how I have lived among you the whole time since the first day I set foot in Asia,

²⁶ Therefore I testify to you to-day that I am clear of the blood of all.

³³ I have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel. ³⁴ You yourselves know that these hands provided for my needs and the needs of my companions.

¹⁶ And in this I take pains, to have always a clear conscience toward God and toward men.

¹² For this is what we boast of, the witness of our conscience that in holiness, and sincerity before God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have lived in the world and especially toward you.

² but we have renounced shameful secret things, not living in craftiness nor adulterating God's message, but by the openness of truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

¹¹ Knowing, therefore, the fear of the Lord, we are persuading men. What we are is plain to God, and I hope that it is also plain to your consciences.

³ We give no occasion for stumbling to any one that our service may not be blamed, ⁴ but in everything we commend ourselves as God's servants in great patience, in distresses, in necessities, in hardships, ⁵ in floggings, in prisons, in riots, in toils, in sleepless nights, in fastings, ⁶ with purity, with knowledge, with long-suffering, with kindness, with the Holy Spirit, with sincere love, ⁷ with the message of truth, with the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and the left, ⁸ by honor and shame, by slander and praise; as deceivers yet true, ⁹ as unknown yet well known, as dying and yet we are living, as chastised yet not put to death, ¹⁰ as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing yet owning all things.

² Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one; we have injured no one; we have taken advantage of no one.

¹¹ Why? Because I do not love you? God knows.

³¹ The God and Father of the Lord Jesus knows, he who is blessed forever, that I am not lying.

⁵ and that our good news came to you not in word only but in power and in the Holy Spirit and in great assurance, just as you know we acted among you for your benefit.

⁵ Nor did we ever fall into flattering talk, as you know, nor use any pretext for self-enrichment — God is witness —

⁷ For you yourselves know that you should imitate us, for we were not disorderly when among you,

¹² Let no one look down on you because you are young, but be an example to believers in speech, in the life you lead, in love, in faith, in purity.

¹⁰ But you have kept track of my teaching, my course of life, my purpose, my faith, my slowness to anger, my love, my patience,

⁷ Make yourself an example of good works, sincerity in teaching, dignified behavior ⁸ and wholesome talk that is above censure, that our opponents may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say about us.

³ not lording it over your charges, but becoming examples to the flock.