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2 Thessalonians 1 cross-references
2 Thessalonians 1 has 12 verses, which point to 313 other passages and are cited by 384. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
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- 2 Corinthians 1:19 — For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus,… 3 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10 — Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the… 2 votes
- Acts 16:1 — Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a… 2 votes
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- 1 Thessalonians 1:1 — Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the… 7 votes
- Philippians 1:1 — Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi,… 7 votes
- Acts 17:1 — Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue… 6 votes
- Colossians 1:1 — Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 5 votes
2 Thessalonians 1:2
Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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- Romans 1:7 — To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and… 5 votes
- 1 Corinthians 1:3 — Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 votes
- 1 Corinthians 1:8 — Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 3 votes
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- John 14:27 — Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your… 16 votes
- John 16:24 — Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 4 votes
- Galatians 1:3 — Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 3 votes
- 2 Corinthians 1:2 — Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 votes
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
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- 2 Peter 3:18 — But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and… 11 votes
- 2 Peter 1:5–10 — And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 9 votes
- Proverbs 4:18 — But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 8 votes
- Philippians 1:9 — And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 7 votes
- Isaiah 40:29–31 — He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 7 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1 — Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us… 6 votes
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- 1 Corinthians 15:58 — Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord,… 32 votes
- 1 Timothy 2:1 — I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made… 30 votes
- Revelation 2:4 — Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 20 votes
- Philippians 1:9 — And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 20 votes
2 Thessalonians 1:4
So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
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- James 5:7–8 — Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious… 8 votes
- Hebrews 10:36 — For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 8 votes
- Hebrews 12:1–3 — Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every… 7 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 2:14 — For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also… 5 votes
- 2 Corinthians 7:14 — For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth,… 5 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19 — For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ… 4 votes
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- Matthew 5:10 — Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 19 votes
- James 1:3 — Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 15 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:7 — Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 12 votes
- 2 Corinthians 1:7 — And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of… 11 votes
2 Thessalonians 1:5
Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
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- Philippians 1:28 — And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of… 8 votes
- Acts 14:22 — Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through… 7 votes
- Revelation 19:2 — For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth… 4 votes
- Luke 20:35 — But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither… 4 votes
- 2 Timothy 2:12 — If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: 3 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11 — Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all… 3 votes
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- Matthew 6:33 — But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 60 votes
- Romans 8:28 — And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called… 40 votes
- Philippians 1:28 — And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of… 18 votes
- Luke 21:36 — Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall… 18 votes
2 Thessalonians 1:6
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
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- Colossians 3:25 — But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. 10 votes
- Zechariah 2:8 — For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he… 10 votes
- Psalms 94:20–23 — Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? 7 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:41–43 — If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies,… 7 votes
- Revelation 6:10 — And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our… 6 votes
- Isaiah 49:26 — And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood,… 6 votes
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- Luke 18:7 — And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 19 votes
- Matthew 18:6 — But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone… 16 votes
- Zechariah 2:8 — For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he… 10 votes
- Revelation 6:10 — And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our… 9 votes
2 Thessalonians 1:7
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
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- Revelation 14:13 — And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from… 10 votes
- Matthew 16:27 — For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man… 8 votes
- Jude 1:14–15 — And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten… 7 votes
- Revelation 22:16 — I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the… 5 votes
- Titus 2:13 — Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 4 votes
- Matthew 25:31 — When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the… 4 votes
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- Matthew 11:28 — Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 34 votes
- Romans 8:18 — For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which… 33 votes
- Matthew 25:31 — When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the… 17 votes
- Jude 1:14 — And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten… 15 votes
2 Thessalonians 1:8
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
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- 1 Peter 4:17 — For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall… 15 votes
- 2 Peter 3:7 — But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against… 11 votes
- Hebrews 10:27 — But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 11 votes
- 2 Peter 3:10–12 — But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a… 8 votes
- Hebrews 10:30 — For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again,… 8 votes
- Psalms 79:6 — Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon… 8 votes
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- Mark 16:16 — He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 34 votes
- Malachi 4:1 — For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly,… 20 votes
- John 17:3 — And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 19 votes
- Hebrews 12:29 — For our God is a consuming fire. 17 votes
2 Thessalonians 1:9
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
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- Matthew 25:41 — Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared… 14 votes
- Revelation 14:10–11 — The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his… 9 votes
- Matthew 25:46 — And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. 9 votes
- Revelation 21:8 — But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and… 8 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 — And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall… 8 votes
- Isaiah 2:21 — To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the… 7 votes
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- Ephesians 2:8 — For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 14 votes
- Matthew 25:46 — And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. 11 votes
- Matthew 25:41 — Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared… 10 votes
- Psalms 138:6 — Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. 9 votes
2 Thessalonians 1:10
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
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- 2 Timothy 4:8 — Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give… 7 votes
- Ephesians 1:18 — The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what… 7 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:13 — Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire;… 7 votes
- John 17:10 — And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. 7 votes
- Isaiah 49:3 — And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. 5 votes
- 1 Peter 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew… 4 votes
Pointed to from (37)
- Matthew 5:16 — Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in… 29 votes
- Revelation 15:4 — Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and… 9 votes
- John 17:10 — And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. 9 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 1:12 — That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our… 8 votes
2 Thessalonians 1:11
Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
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- Philippians 2:13 — For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 14 votes
- Colossians 1:9–13 — For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might… 12 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3 — Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus… 9 votes
- Titus 3:4–7 — But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 6 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:14 — Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 6 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 1:5 — Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of… 6 votes
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- Philippians 1:6 — Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day… 118 votes
- Philippians 2:13 — For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 48 votes
- Ephesians 1:18 — The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what… 20 votes
- Colossians 1:9 — For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might… 19 votes
2 Thessalonians 1:12
That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:10 — When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our… 8 votes
- 1 Peter 4:14 — If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon… 6 votes
- John 17:10 — And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. 6 votes
- 2 Corinthians 13:4 — For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him,… 5 votes
- Revelation 1:4 — John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was,… 4 votes
- Colossians 2:9–10 — For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 4 votes
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- Ephesians 2:7 — That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through… 14 votes
- John 14:3 — And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am,… 11 votes
- Philippians 1:11 — Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. 5 votes
- Acts 19:17 — And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the… 4 votes