2 Thessalonians 1:4 Cross References - Riverside

⁴ so that we ourselves glory in you among the churches of God because of your endurance and faith in all of your persecutions and in the distresses you are bearing.

⁷ To those who by constancy in good work seek for glory and honor and immortality he will award life eternal.

³ Not only so, but we also exult in trials, knowing that trial develops endurance, ⁴ and endurance develops a tested character, and a tested character develops hope, ⁵ and hope does not disappoint, for the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit granted to us.

²⁵ But if we hope for what we do not see, we patiently wait for it.

¹² rejoicing in hope, patient in trial, constant in prayer,

¹⁷ But, as the Lord has allotted to each, let each go on living as when God called him. So I prescribe in all the churches.

¹⁴ for if I have made any boast regarding you I have not been put to shame, but as we spoke everything in truth to you so our boasting over Titus turned out the truth.

² For I know your readiness and I am boasting about you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago, and your zeal has stimulated the most of them.

⁴ and if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we, not to say you, may not be made ashamed of this confidence.

³ unceasingly remembering your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ before God our Father.

¹⁴ For you became imitators, brethren, of the churches of God that are in Judaea in Christ Jesus, because you too suffered the same things from your fellow countrymen that they did from the Jews,

¹⁹ For what is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?

² and sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, ³ that no one might be disturbed in these trials. For you yourselves know that we are destined to this. ⁴ For when we were with you we told you in advance, "We shall soon have trouble." And so it came to pass, as you know. ⁵ Therefore, when I could no longer endure the anxiety, I sent to know about your faith for fear that the tempter had tempted you and our labor had gone for nothing. ⁶ But now that Timothy has come to us from you and has brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always keep us well in mind and long to see us, just as we long to see you, ⁷ we have been cheered, brethren, in regard to you, in all our straits and distresses by your faith. ⁸ Now we are living, since you are standing firm in the Lord.

⁵ The Lord guide your hearts in the love of God and the patience of Christ.

¹⁵ And so after patient waiting Abraham obtained what was promised.

³⁶ You have need of patience so that after doing the will of God you may gain the promised blessing.

¹ THEREFORE, surrounded as we are by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily besets us, and let us run with patience the race that lies before us, ² looking to Jesus the beginner and finisher of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured a cross, thinking little of the shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ Think of him who endured such hostile speaking of sinners against him, that you may not grow weary and despondent in heart.

³ since you know that the testing of your faith brings out endurance. ⁴ Let endurance do its complete work, that you may be complete and perfect, lacking in nothing.

⁷ Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient over it until he receives the early and the late rains. ⁸ You too must be patient. Keep your hearts steadfast, for the coming of the Lord is near.

¹¹ We call them blessed because they endured. You have heard of the patience of Job and have seen the end of the Lord's dealings with him, that the Lord is very tender and compassionate.

⁶ and to your knowledge self-control, and to your self-control endurance, and to your endurance reverence,

¹² Here is the endurance of the holy who keep the commands of God and the faith of Jesus.