1 Thessalonians 1:1 Cross References - Williams

¹ Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the Thessalonian church in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: spiritual blessing and peace be to you.

²⁷ So we send Judas and Silas to you, to bring you the same message by word of mouth.

³² Now Judas and Silas, as they were prophets themselves, in a lengthy talk encouraged and strengthened the brothers. ³³ After spending some time there, they were sent back with a greeting to those who sent them.

⁴⁰ But Paul selected Silas and set out, after the brothers had committed him to the favor of the Lord.

¹ Now he went to Derbe and Lystra too. At Lystra there was a disciple named Timothy, whose mother was a Christian Jewess, but his father was a Greek. ² He had a high reputation among the brothers in Lystra and Iconium. ³ Paul wanted this man to join him in his journey; so on account of the Jews in that district he took him and had him circumcised, for everybody knew that his father was a Greek.

¹⁹ But as the owners saw that the hope of their profit-making was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the public square, before the authorities,

²⁵ But about midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

²⁹ Then the jailer called for lights and rushed in and fell trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.

¹ Now they traveled on through Amphipolis and Apollonia until they reached Thessalonica. Here there was a Jewish synagogue. ² So Paul, as he usually did, went to the synagogue, and for three sabbaths discussed with them the Scriptures, ³ explaining them and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead, and said, "This very Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ." ⁴ So some of them were convinced, and they joined Paul and Silas; also quite a number of devout Greeks and not a few women of the first rank. ⁵ But this enraged the Jews; so they got together some wicked loafers about the public square, formed a mob, and set the town in an uproar. ⁶ They stopped at Jason's house and tried to bring them out to the people. So, as they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the town magistrates, shouting, "These fellows, who have turned the world topsy-turvy, have come here too, ⁷ and Jason has welcomed them. They are all acting contrary to the Emperor's decrees, because they claim there is another king, Jesus." ⁸ Thus they wrought up to great excitement the crowd and the town magistrates, on their hearing this, ⁹ and they made Jason and the other brothers give bond, and then turned them loose.

¹¹ The Jews there were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message with all eagerness and carried on a daily study of the Scriptures to see if Paul's message was true.

¹³ But when the Jews at Thessalonica learned that God's message had been proclaimed at Berea by Paul, they came there too to excite the masses and stir up a riot. ¹⁴ Then the brothers at once sent Paul off to the coast, while Silas and Timothy stayed on there. ¹⁵ The men who acted as Paul's bodyguard took him all the way to Athens, and then went back with orders for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible.

⁵ By the time Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was wholly absorbed in preaching the message and was enthusiastically assuring the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

²² So he sent off to Macedonia two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, while he stayed on for a while in Asia.

⁴ He had as companions Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.

⁷ to all those in Rome who are God's loved ones, called to be His people: spiritual blessing and peace be yours from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ.

² to the church of God at Corinth, to those who are consecrated by union with Christ Jesus, and called to be God's people, in fellowship with those who anywhere call upon the name of Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

¹ Paul, by the will of God an apostle of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is at Corinth, with all God's people all over Greece:

¹⁹ For God's Son, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us, Silvanus, Timothy, and me, did not become a "Yes" that might mean "No."

² and all the brothers who are here with me -- to the churches of Galatia:

²² But I was personally unknown to the Christian churches in Judea;

² spiritual blessing and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all God's people in union with Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and assistants:

¹ Paul, by God's will an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Timothy,

¹ Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the Thessalonian church in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: ² to Timothy my genuine child in faith: spiritual blessing, mercy, and peace be with you from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

² to my dearly loved child, Timothy: spiritual blessing, mercy, and peace be with you from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

²³ You must know that our brother Timothy has been released from prison. If he comes soon, he and I will see you together.

¹² By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I regard him, I have written you this short letter, to encourage you and to testify that this is the true, unmerited favor of God. Stand firm in it.

³ I repeat, it is what we have seen and heard that we now announce to you, so that you too may share this fellowship with us, for this fellowship that we have is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ;

¹ Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ, and a brother of James, to those who have been called, who are beloved by God the Father and have been kept through union with Jesus Christ: