Book,Chapter,Verse,Teaching,Keywords
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"God is our Father","FATHER,GOD,OUR"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"Grace comes from God","COMES,GOD,GRACE"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"Grace comes from Jesus","COMES,GRACE,JESUS"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"In Paul's time there was a church in Thessalonica","CHURCH,PAUL,THERE,THESSALONICA,TIME"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"Jesus is our Lord","JESUS,LORD,OUR"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah)","CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"Paul prayed for grace for the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,GRACE,PAUL,PRAYED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"Paul prayed for peace for the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,PAUL,PEACE,PRAYED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"Peace comes from God","COMES,GOD,PEACE"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"Peace comes from Jesus","COMES,JESUS,PEACE"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"The church is in God the Father","CHURCH,FATHER,GOD"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"The church is in the Lord Jesus Christ","CHRIST,CHURCH,JESUS,LORD"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"This letter was written by Paul","LETTER,PAUL,WRITTEN"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"This letter was written by Silvanus","LETTER,SILVANUS,WRITTEN"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"This letter was written by Timothy","LETTER,TIMOTHY,WRITTEN"
1 Thessalonians,1,1,"This letter was written to the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,LETTER,THESSALONIAN,WRITTEN"
1 Thessalonians,1,2,"It is good to give thanks to God for the existence of godly churches","CHURCHES,EXISTENCE,GIVE,GOD,GODLY,GOOD,THANKS"
1 Thessalonians,1,2,"It is good to pray for churches","CHURCHES,GOOD,PRAY"
1 Thessalonians,1,2,"Paul gave thanks to God for the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,GAVE,GOD,PAUL,THANKS,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,2,"Paul prayed for the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,PAUL,PRAYED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,2,"Paul wanted the church to know that he was praying for them","CHURCH,HE,KNOW,PAUL,PRAYING,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,1,2,"Paul wanted the church to know that he was thankful for them","CHURCH,HE,KNOW,PAUL,THANKFUL,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"Churches should be characterized by faith","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCHES,FAITH,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"Churches should be characterized by love","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCHES,LOVE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"Churches should be characterized by patience","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCHES,PATIENCE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"Churches should have hope in Jesus","CHURCHES,HOPE,JESUS,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"God knows what is going on in the churches","CHURCHES,GOD,GOING,KNOWS,WHAT"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"Our hope should be in Jesus","HOPE,JESUS,OUR,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"Paul continually remembered the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,CONTINUALLY,PAUL,REMEMBERED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"Paul remembered the faith of the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,FAITH,PAUL,REMEMBERED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"Paul remembered the hope that the Thessalonian church had in Jesus","CHURCH,HOPE,JESUS,PAUL,REMEMBERED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"Paul remembered the labor of love of the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,LABOR,LOVE,PAUL,REMEMBERED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"Paul remembered the patience of the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,PATIENCE,PAUL,REMEMBERED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"Paul says that all these things that the Thessalonian church had done (their faith and love and patience and hope) were done in the sight of God; this means God saw all of these things as well","ALL,CHURCH,DONE,FAITH,GOD,HOPE,LOVE,MEANS,PATIENCE,PAUL,SAW,SAYS,SIGHT,THESE,THESSALONIAN,THINGS"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"Paul wanted the church to look up to God as their Father, not to anyone else","ANYONE,CHURCH,FATHER,GOD,LOOK,NOT,PAUL,UP,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,1,3,"The only person the Bible calls our Father is the Lord; that title is never given to a pastor or priest","BIBLE,CALLS,FATHER,GIVEN,LORD,NEVER,ONLY,OUR,PASTOR,PERSON,PRIEST,TITLE"
1 Thessalonians,1,4,"Even though the church contained women as well as men, Paul did not think it was wrong to refer to them as his 'brothers' instead of his 'brothers and sisters'","BROTHERS,CHURCH,CONTAINED,HIS,INSTEAD,MEN,NOT,PAUL,REFER,SISTERS,THINK,WOMEN,WRONG"
1 Thessalonians,1,4,"God is the one who has chosen the church to be saved; it was His decision","CHOSEN,CHURCH,DECISION,GOD,HIS,ONE,SAVED,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,1,4,"Paul calls the people in the church 'beloved'; this is not seen as inappropriate","BELOVED,CALLS,CHURCH,INAPPROPRIATE,NOT,PAUL,PEOPLE,SEEN"
1 Thessalonians,1,4,"Paul is very affectionate toward the church","AFFECTIONATE,CHURCH,PAUL"
1 Thessalonians,1,4,"Paul refers to the church as his brothers","BROTHERS,CHURCH,HIS,PAUL,REFERS"
1 Thessalonians,1,4,"Paul says that the church is composed of the elect of God; the Lord had chosen them","CHOSEN,CHURCH,COMPOSED,ELECT,GOD,LORD,PAUL,SAYS"
1 Thessalonians,1,4,"Paul speaks of election (predestination)","ELECTION,PAUL,PREDESTINATION,SPEAKS"
1 Thessalonians,1,4,"Paul wanted the church to remember the doctrine of election; he wanted the church to remember that God had chosen them","CHOSEN,CHURCH,DOCTRINE,ELECTION,GOD,HE,PAUL,REMEMBER,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,1,5,"It is important to preach the gospel with power, and not just with words","GOSPEL,IMPORTANT,JUST,NOT,POWER,PREACH,WORDS"
1 Thessalonians,1,5,"It is important to preach the gospel with the Holy Spirit","GOSPEL,HOLY,IMPORTANT,PREACH,SPIRIT"
1 Thessalonians,1,5,"Paul gave the church much assurance of the gospel","ASSURANCE,CHURCH,GAVE,GOSPEL,MUCH,PAUL"
1 Thessalonians,1,5,"Paul preached the gospel to the church","CHURCH,GOSPEL,PAUL,PREACHED"
1 Thessalonians,1,5,"Paul preached the gospel to the church with the power of the Holy Spirit","CHURCH,GOSPEL,HOLY,PAUL,POWER,PREACHED,SPIRIT"
1 Thessalonians,1,5,"Paul says the church knows how he, Timothy, and Silvanus behaved when they were among them; the things that they did were done for the sake of the church","AMONG,BEHAVED,CHURCH,DONE,HE,KNOWS,PAUL,SAKE,SAYS,SILVANUS,THINGS,TIMOTHY,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,1,5,"Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy had visited the Thessalonian church before writing this letter","BEFORE,CHURCH,LETTER,PAUL,SILVANUS,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY,VISITED,WRITING"
1 Thessalonians,1,5,"Preaching the gospel with power requires the Holy Spirit; it is not something that comes about by using clever words or tricks, or manipulating the audience in some way","AUDIENCE,CLEVER,COMES,GOSPEL,HOLY,NOT,POWER,PREACHING,REQUIRES,SOME,SOMETHING,SPIRIT,TRICKS,USING,WORDS"
1 Thessalonians,1,5,"When Paul preached the gospel to the church, he did not just speak the words; instead he preached with power","CHURCH,GOSPEL,HE,INSTEAD,JUST,NOT,PAUL,POWER,PREACHED,SPEAK,WHEN,WORDS"
1 Thessalonians,1,6,"It is possible for a church to be greatly afflicted, and yet still joyful because the Holy Spirit gives them joy","AFFLICTED,BECAUSE,CHURCH,GIVES,GREATLY,HOLY,JOY,JOYFUL,POSSIBLE,SPIRIT"
1 Thessalonians,1,6,"Paul set an example, and the church followed it","CHURCH,EXAMPLE,FOLLOWED,PAUL,SET"
1 Thessalonians,1,6,"Sometimes churches are greatly afflicted","AFFLICTED,CHURCHES,GREATLY,SOMETIMES"
1 Thessalonians,1,6,"The church became followers of Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy","BECAME,CHURCH,FOLLOWERS,PAUL,SILVANUS,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,1,6,"The church became followers of the Lord","BECAME,CHURCH,FOLLOWERS,LORD"
1 Thessalonians,1,6,"The church experienced joy in the midst of affliction","AFFLICTION,CHURCH,EXPERIENCED,JOY,MIDST"
1 Thessalonians,1,6,"The church had been greatly afflicted","AFFLICTED,CHURCH,GREATLY"
1 Thessalonians,1,6,"The Holy Spirit can give us joy","CAN,GIVE,HOLY,JOY,SPIRIT"
1 Thessalonians,1,6,"The joy of the church came from the Holy Spirit","CHURCH,HOLY,JOY,SPIRIT"
1 Thessalonians,1,6,"The Thessalonian church received the gospel in the midst of much affliction","AFFLICTION,CHURCH,GOSPEL,MIDST,MUCH,RECEIVED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,6,"The Thessalonian church received the gospel with joy","CHURCH,GOSPEL,JOY,RECEIVED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,7,"Before Paul wrote this letter, there were already believers in Achaia","ACHAIA,BEFORE,BELIEVERS,LETTER,PAUL,THERE,WROTE"
1 Thessalonians,1,7,"Before Paul wrote this letter, there were already believers in Macedonia","BEFORE,BELIEVERS,LETTER,MACEDONIA,PAUL,THERE,WROTE"
1 Thessalonians,1,7,"In the time of Paul, Achaia existed","ACHAIA,EXISTED,PAUL,TIME"
1 Thessalonians,1,7,"In the time of Paul, Macedonia existed","EXISTED,MACEDONIA,PAUL,TIME"
1 Thessalonians,1,7,"The Thessalonian church set an example for other churches to follow","CHURCH,CHURCHES,EXAMPLE,FOLLOW,SET,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,7,"The Thessalonian church was an example to all believers in Achaia","ACHAIA,ALL,BELIEVERS,CHURCH,EXAMPLE,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,7,"The Thessalonian church was an example to all believers in Macedonia","ALL,BELIEVERS,CHURCH,EXAMPLE,MACEDONIA,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,7,"When a church suffers great affliction, they can be an example to other churches","AFFLICTION,CAN,CHURCH,CHURCHES,EXAMPLE,GREAT,SUFFERS,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,1,8,"Great affliction did not destroy the faith of the Thessalonian church","AFFLICTION,CHURCH,DESTROY,FAITH,GREAT,NOT,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,8,"Great affliction did not stop the Thessalonian church from spreading the gospel","AFFLICTION,CHURCH,GOSPEL,GREAT,NOT,SPREADING,STOP,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,8,"Other people heard of the faith of the Thessalonians","FAITH,HEARD,PEOPLE,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,1,8,"The church should spread the gospel far and wide","CHURCH,FAR,GOSPEL,SHOULD,SPREAD,WIDE"
1 Thessalonians,1,8,"The faith of the church was so great, and they had spread the gospel so far, that Paul did not need to speak to them about that subject","CHURCH,FAITH,FAR,GOSPEL,GREAT,NEED,NOT,PAUL,SPEAK,SPREAD,SUBJECT"
1 Thessalonians,1,8,"The Thessalonian church spread the gospel beyond Macedonia and Achaia; they spread it abroad","ACHAIA,BEYOND,CHURCH,GOSPEL,MACEDONIA,SPREAD,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,8,"The Thessalonian church spread the gospel in the midst of great affliction","AFFLICTION,CHURCH,GOSPEL,GREAT,MIDST,SPREAD,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,8,"The Thessalonian church spread the gospel to Achaia","ACHAIA,CHURCH,GOSPEL,SPREAD,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,8,"The Thessalonian church spread the gospel to Macedonia","CHURCH,GOSPEL,MACEDONIA,SPREAD,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,8,"The Thessalonian church spread the gospel to others","CHURCH,GOSPEL,SPREAD,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,9,"In order to serve the Lord we must turn away from our idols; we cannot serve both God and idols","AWAY,CANNOT,GOD,IDOLS,LORD,MUST,ORDER,OUR,SERVE,TURN"
1 Thessalonians,1,9,"In the past, the people in the Thessalonian church had served idols","CHURCH,IDOLS,PAST,PEOPLE,SERVED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,1,9,"It is good for believers to testify of the faith and good deeds of other churches","BELIEVERS,CHURCHES,DEEDS,FAITH,GOOD,TESTIFY"
1 Thessalonians,1,9,"It is good to turn away from idols and serve the Lord","AWAY,GOOD,IDOLS,LORD,SERVE,TURN"
1 Thessalonians,1,9,"Other believers outside of Thessalonica testified to Paul how the Thessalonians had turned away from items to serve the Lord","AWAY,BELIEVERS,ITEMS,LORD,OUTSIDE,PAUL,SERVE,TESTIFIED,THESSALONIANS,THESSALONICA,TURNED"
1 Thessalonians,1,9,"Paul knew that the faith of the Thessalonians was genuine because they turned away from their idols; their faith was accompanied by repentance","ACCOMPANIED,AWAY,BECAUSE,FAITH,GENUINE,IDOLS,KNEW,PAUL,REPENTANCE,THESSALONIANS,TURNED"
1 Thessalonians,1,9,"Paul wanted the Thessalonian church to know how highly they were regarded by other churches, and what an impact their faithfulness was having on other churches","CHURCH,CHURCHES,FAITHFULNESS,HIGHLY,IMPACT,KNOW,PAUL,REGARDED,THESSALONIAN,WANTED,WHAT"
1 Thessalonians,1,9,"Paul wanted the Thessalonian church to know what a high regard he had for them","CHURCH,HE,HIGH,KNOW,PAUL,REGARD,THESSALONIAN,WANTED,WHAT"
1 Thessalonians,1,9,"The God of the Bible is the living God","BIBLE,GOD,LIVING"
1 Thessalonians,1,9,"The God of the Bible is the true God","BIBLE,GOD,TRUE"
1 Thessalonians,1,9,"The Thessalonian church turned from idols to serving the Lord","CHURCH,IDOLS,LORD,SERVING,THESSALONIAN,TURNED"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"At one point Jesus died, but now He is risen and is alive","ALIVE,DIED,HE,JESUS,NOW,ONE,POINT,RISEN"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"God raised Jesus from the dead","DEAD,GOD,JESUS,RAISED"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"Jesus has already delivered us from the wrath to come","COME,DELIVERED,JESUS,WRATH"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"Jesus is in Heaven","HEAVEN,JESUS"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"Jesus is the Son of God","GOD,JESUS,SON"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"One day Jesus will return to this world","DAY,JESUS,ONE,RETURN,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"Paul did not think that end times doctrines were irrelevant to a church that was being persecuted; instead he wanted those doctrines to be actively on their minds","ACTIVELY,BEING,CHURCH,DOCTRINES,END,HE,INSTEAD,MINDS,NOT,PAUL,PERSECUTED,THINK,TIMES,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"The church should be looking for the return of Jesus","CHURCH,JESUS,LOOKING,RETURN,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"The doctrine of the end times was important to Paul; he wanted the church to know that Jesus was going to come back one day, and he wanted the church to be actively and patiently waiting for His return","ACTIVELY,BACK,CHURCH,COME,DAY,DOCTRINE,END,GOING,HE,HIS,IMPORTANT,JESUS,KNOW,ONE,PATIENTLY,PAUL,RETURN,TIMES,WAITING,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"The reason we are delivered from the wrath to come is because of Jesus","BECAUSE,COME,DELIVERED,JESUS,REASON,WRATH"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"The Thessalonian church was waiting for the return of Jesus","CHURCH,JESUS,RETURN,THESSALONIAN,WAITING"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"There is wrath to come","COME,THERE,WRATH"
1 Thessalonians,1,10,"We must wait patiently for the Lord Jesus to return","JESUS,LORD,MUST,PATIENTLY,RETURN,WAIT"
1 Thessalonians,2,1,"Paul did not consider himself to be a success or failure based on whether people accepted the gospel and were converted; instead he considered himself to have succeeded if he was able to faithfully present the gospel to people","ABLE,ACCEPTED,BASED,CONSIDER,CONSIDERED,CONVERTED,FAILURE,FAITHFULLY,GOSPEL,HE,HIMSELF,IF,INSTEAD,NOT,PAUL,PEOPLE,PRESENT,SUCCEEDED,SUCCESS"
1 Thessalonians,2,1,"Paul did not preach in vain","NOT,PAUL,PREACH,VAIN"
1 Thessalonians,2,1,"Paul did not want to preach in vain","NOT,PAUL,PREACH,VAIN,WANT"
1 Thessalonians,2,1,"Paul refers to the Thessalonian believers (both men and women) as 'brethren'","BELIEVERS,BRETHREN,MEN,PAUL,REFERS,THESSALONIAN,WOMEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,1,"Paul reminded the Thessalonian church how he had acted when he visited them previously; he had not preached to them in vain","ACTED,CHURCH,HE,NOT,PAUL,PREACHED,PREVIOUSLY,REMINDED,THESSALONIAN,VAIN,VISITED,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"Even though Paul was persecuted at Philippi, that didn't stop him from preaching the gospel to the Thessalonians","GOSPEL,HIM,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PHILIPPI,PREACHING,STOP,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"Paul preached boldly in spite of the persecution that he suffered; the persecution did not cause him to lose his boldness","BOLDLY,BOLDNESS,CAUSE,HE,HIM,HIS,LOSE,NOT,PAUL,PERSECUTION,PREACHED,SPITE,SUFFERED"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"Paul preached the gospel boldly","BOLDLY,GOSPEL,PAUL,PREACHED"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"Paul preached the gospel to the Thessalonians in the midst of persecution","GOSPEL,MIDST,PAUL,PERSECUTION,PREACHED,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"Paul preached to the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,PAUL,PREACHED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"Paul presented the gospel to the Thessalonians","GOSPEL,PAUL,PRESENTED,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"Paul reminded the persecuted Thessalonian church that he had also suffered persecution, and he had preached the gospel to them in the midst of persecution","CHURCH,GOSPEL,HE,MIDST,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PERSECUTION,PREACHED,REMINDED,SUFFERED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"Paul was persecuted at Philippi","PAUL,PERSECUTED,PHILIPPI"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"Paul was treated shamefully at Philippi","PAUL,PHILIPPI,SHAMEFULLY,TREATED"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"Persecution should not cause us to lose our boldness when we preach the gospel","BOLDNESS,CAUSE,GOSPEL,LOSE,NOT,OUR,PERSECUTION,PREACH,SHOULD,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"Philippi existed in the time of Paul","EXISTED,PAUL,PHILIPPI,TIME"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"The gospel comes from God","COMES,GOD,GOSPEL"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"The gospel is the message of God, not the message of men","GOD,GOSPEL,MEN,MESSAGE,NOT"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"The gospel should be preached","GOSPEL,PREACHED,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"The gospel should be preached even in times of persecution","GOSPEL,PERSECUTION,PREACHED,SHOULD,TIMES"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"The gospel should be preached with great boldness","BOLDNESS,GOSPEL,GREAT,PREACHED,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,2,2,"When we preach the gospel, we are proclaiming the message of God","GOD,GOSPEL,MESSAGE,PREACH,PROCLAIMING,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,3,"God hates deceit","DECEIT,GOD,HATES"
1 Thessalonians,2,3,"God hates guile","GOD,GUILE,HATES"
1 Thessalonians,2,3,"It is possible to be unclean","POSSIBLE,UNCLEAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,3,"Paul did not use guile when dealing with the Thessalonians","DEALING,GUILE,NOT,PAUL,THESSALONIANS,USE,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,3,"Paul exhorted the Thessalonians","EXHORTED,PAUL,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,2,3,"Paul was not deceitful to the Thessalonians","DECEITFUL,NOT,PAUL,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,2,3,"Paul was not unclean when he was among the Thessalonians","AMONG,HE,NOT,PAUL,THESSALONIANS,UNCLEAN,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,3,"The church must never employ deception; God has not called us to lie on His behalf, or to lie about the gospel, or to lie about what the Bible teaches","BEHALF,BIBLE,CALLED,CHURCH,DECEPTION,EMPLOY,GOD,GOSPEL,HIS,LIE,MUST,NEVER,NOT,TEACHES,WHAT"
1 Thessalonians,2,3,"The gospel must be presented honestly - without deceit or guile","DECEIT,GOSPEL,GUILE,HONESTLY,MUST,PRESENTED"
1 Thessalonians,2,3,"We must not be deceitful","DECEITFUL,MUST,NOT"
1 Thessalonians,2,3,"We must not be unclean","MUST,NOT,UNCLEAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,3,"We must not use guile when dealing with others","DEALING,GUILE,MUST,NOT,USE,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"God has entrusted us with the gospel","ENTRUSTED,GOD,GOSPEL"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"God is the one who entrusted Paul with the gospel","ENTRUSTED,GOD,GOSPEL,ONE,PAUL,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"God tests us","GOD,TESTS"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"God tests us, to see if we will speak the truth or not","GOD,IF,NOT,SEE,SPEAK,TESTS,TRUTH"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"God tries (tests) our hearts","GOD,HEARTS,OUR,TESTS,TRIES"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"God wants us to speak the truth (the whole truth)","GOD,SPEAK,TRUTH,WANTS,WHOLE"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"It is a wicked thing to modify any Biblical teaching in order to please people","ANY,BIBLICAL,MODIFY,ORDER,PEOPLE,PLEASE,TEACHING,THING,WICKED"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"It is a wicked thing to modify the gospel in order to please people","GOSPEL,MODIFY,ORDER,PEOPLE,PLEASE,THING,WICKED"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"Paul didn't modify the gospel or the teachings of the Bible in order to please anyone; instead he preached the truth","ANYONE,BIBLE,GOSPEL,HE,INSTEAD,MODIFY,ORDER,PAUL,PLEASE,PREACHED,TEACHINGS,TRUTH"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"Paul spoke the truth of the gospel","GOSPEL,PAUL,SPOKE,TRUTH"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"The church must seek to please God, not men","CHURCH,GOD,MEN,MUST,NOT,PLEASE,SEEK"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"We must preach the gospel","GOSPEL,MUST,PREACH"
1 Thessalonians,2,4,"When Paul presented the gospel he tried to please God, not men","GOD,GOSPEL,HE,MEN,NOT,PAUL,PLEASE,PRESENTED,TRIED,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,5,"God was Paul's witness that he had not used flattery and had not been covetous","COVETOUS,FLATTERY,GOD,HE,NOT,PAUL,USED,WITNESS"
1 Thessalonians,2,5,"God watches what we do; He is a witness to our behavior","BEHAVIOR,DO,GOD,HE,OUR,WATCHES,WHAT,WITNESS"
1 Thessalonians,2,5,"It is wrong to be covetous","COVETOUS,WRONG"
1 Thessalonians,2,5,"It is wrong to use flattery","FLATTERY,USE,WRONG"
1 Thessalonians,2,5,"Paul did not try to emotionally manipulate people into accepting the gospel, and he also didn't try to make the gospel more acceptable to people; instead he preached the whole truth, with the intent to please God and not people","ACCEPTABLE,ACCEPTING,GOD,GOSPEL,HE,INSTEAD,INTENT,MAKE,NOT,PAUL,PEOPLE,PLEASE,PREACHED,TRUTH,TRY,WHOLE"
1 Thessalonians,2,5,"Paul did not use flattery when speaking to the Thessalonians","FLATTERY,NOT,PAUL,SPEAKING,THESSALONIANS,USE,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,5,"Paul was not covetous in any way when he was among the Thessalonians","AMONG,ANY,COVETOUS,HE,NOT,PAUL,THESSALONIANS,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,5,"The church must not be covetous","CHURCH,COVETOUS,MUST,NOT"
1 Thessalonians,2,5,"The church must not use flattery","CHURCH,FLATTERY,MUST,NOT,USE"
1 Thessalonians,2,6,"Even though Paul was persecuted, and even though he suffered while presenting the gospel to the Thessalonians, he sought to not be a burden to them","BURDEN,GOSPEL,HE,NOT,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PRESENTING,SOUGHT,SUFFERED,THESSALONIANS,WHILE"
1 Thessalonians,2,6,"It is bad for us to seek our own glory","BAD,GLORY,OUR,OWN,SEEK"
1 Thessalonians,2,6,"It is good to seek to avoid being a burden to the church","AVOID,BEING,BURDEN,CHURCH,GOOD,SEEK"
1 Thessalonians,2,6,"It is wrong to seek glory from others; that must not be our goal or desire","DESIRE,GLORY,GOAL,MUST,NOT,OUR,SEEK,WRONG"
1 Thessalonians,2,6,"Paul did not impose any burden on the Thessalonian church at all","ALL,ANY,BURDEN,CHURCH,IMPOSE,NOT,PAUL,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,6,"Paul did not present the gospel in order to glorify himself","GLORIFY,GOSPEL,HIMSELF,NOT,ORDER,PAUL,PRESENT"
1 Thessalonians,2,6,"Paul did not seek glory from anyone - not from the Thessalonian church, and not from other people as well","ANYONE,CHURCH,GLORY,NOT,PAUL,PEOPLE,SEEK,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,6,"Paul put the needs of the church ahead of his own needs","CHURCH,HIS,NEEDS,OWN,PAUL,PUT"
1 Thessalonians,2,6,"Paul was an apostle","APOSTLE,PAUL"
1 Thessalonians,2,6,"Paul was an apostle of Christ","APOSTLE,CHRIST,PAUL"
1 Thessalonians,2,6,"Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy are all called apostles of Christ","ALL,APOSTLES,CALLED,CHRIST,PAUL,SILVANUS,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,2,6,"We must not seek glory from others","GLORY,MUST,NOT,SEEK"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"A nurse is someone who cares for children","CARES,CHILDREN,NURSE,SOMEONE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"A nurse should be gentle with the children that are in her care","CARE,CHILDREN,GENTLE,HER,NURSE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"A nurse should cherish the children that she is taking care of","CARE,CHERISH,CHILDREN,NURSE,SHE,SHOULD,TAKING"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"Children should be cherished","CHERISHED,CHILDREN,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"Children should be treated with gentleness","CHILDREN,GENTLENESS,SHOULD,TREATED"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"Even though Paul was an apostle, he acted with great gentleness","ACTED,APOSTLE,GENTLENESS,GREAT,HE,PAUL"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"Even though Paul was persecuted and preaching in the midst of affliction, he acted with great gentleness","ACTED,AFFLICTION,GENTLENESS,GREAT,HE,MIDST,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PREACHING"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"It is good to be gentle","GENTLE,GOOD"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"Paul compares the apostles to nurses, who cherish children (the churches) and gently care for them","APOSTLES,CARE,CHERISH,CHILDREN,CHURCHES,COMPARES,GENTLY,PAUL,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"Paul saw the Thessalonians as his dear children that he was caring for","CARING,CHILDREN,DEAR,HE,HIS,PAUL,SAW,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"Paul treated the Thessalonians gently","GENTLY,PAUL,THESSALONIANS,TREATED"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"The apostles were gentle","APOSTLES,GENTLE"
1 Thessalonians,2,7,"We must treat each other gently","GENTLY,MUST,TREAT"
1 Thessalonians,2,8,"Paul had great affection for the Thessalonian church","AFFECTION,CHURCH,GREAT,PAUL,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,8,"Paul loved the Thessalonians so much that he was willing to sacrifice a great deal for them","DEAL,GREAT,HE,LOVED,MUCH,PAUL,SACRIFICE,THESSALONIANS,WILLING"
1 Thessalonians,2,8,"Paul refers to the gospel as the gospel of God","GOD,GOSPEL,PAUL,REFERS"
1 Thessalonians,2,8,"The apostles shared the gospel because they loved others; it was about love, not personal glory or fame","APOSTLES,BECAUSE,FAME,GLORY,GOSPEL,LOVE,LOVED,NOT,PERSONAL,SHARED"
1 Thessalonians,2,8,"The apostles were willing to endure persecution in order to share the gospel because they loved others; they were driven by love","APOSTLES,BECAUSE,DRIVEN,ENDURE,GOSPEL,LOVE,LOVED,ORDER,PERSECUTION,SHARE,WILLING"
1 Thessalonians,2,8,"The church should be characterized by love for others","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCH,LOVE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,2,8,"The gospel is of God","GOD,GOSPEL"
1 Thessalonians,2,8,"The reason why Paul was willing to share the gospel with the Thessalonians in spite of persecution was because he loved them and had great affection for them","AFFECTION,BECAUSE,GOSPEL,GREAT,HE,LOVED,PAUL,PERSECUTION,REASON,SHARE,SPITE,THESSALONIANS,WHY,WILLING"
1 Thessalonians,2,8,"The Thessalonians were very dear to Paul","DEAR,PAUL,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,2,8,"We should have affection for one another","AFFECTION,ANOTHER,ONE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,2,9,"It is good for preachers to put the welfare of the church ahead of their own welfare","CHURCH,GOOD,OWN,PREACHERS,PUT,WELFARE"
1 Thessalonians,2,9,"It is good for preachers to work a full time job so that the church does not have to have the burden of financially supporting them","BURDEN,CHURCH,FINANCIALLY,FULL,GOOD,JOB,NOT,PREACHERS,SUPPORTING,TIME,WORK"
1 Thessalonians,2,9,"It is not wrong to ask other people to remember the good things that you had done for them in the past","ASK,DONE,GOOD,NOT,PAST,PEOPLE,REMEMBER,THINGS,WRONG,YOU"
1 Thessalonians,2,9,"It was very important to Paul that he not put any sort of financial burden on the churches; he wanted to pay his own way","ANY,BURDEN,CHURCHES,FINANCIAL,HE,HIS,IMPORTANT,NOT,OWN,PAUL,PAY,PUT,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,2,9,"Paul asked the Thessalonian church to remember how hard he had labored on their behalf; he wanted the church to remember what he had done for them","ASKED,BEHALF,CHURCH,DONE,HARD,HE,LABORED,PAUL,REMEMBER,THESSALONIAN,WANTED,WHAT"
1 Thessalonians,2,9,"Paul cared about the Thessalonians, and loved them so much that he put their needs ahead of his own","CARED,HE,HIS,LOVED,MUCH,NEEDS,OWN,PAUL,PUT,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,2,9,"Paul did not charge the church for preaching the gospel to them; he preached it free of charge, and paid his own way","CHARGE,CHURCH,FREE,GOSPEL,HE,HIS,NOT,OWN,PAID,PAUL,PREACHED,PREACHING"
1 Thessalonians,2,9,"Paul did not receive money from the Thessalonian church; instead of doing that he worked a job night and day so that he could pay his own way (and he did that while being persecuted)","BEING,CHURCH,DAY,DOING,HE,HIS,INSTEAD,JOB,MONEY,NIGHT,NOT,OWN,PAUL,PAY,PERSECUTED,RECEIVE,THESSALONIAN,WHILE,WORKED"
1 Thessalonians,2,9,"Paul preached the gospel to the Thessalonians","GOSPEL,PAUL,PREACHED,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,2,9,"Paul worked day and night","DAY,NIGHT,PAUL,WORKED"
1 Thessalonians,2,9,"Paul worked day and night so that the Thessalonian church would not have to support him financially","CHURCH,DAY,FINANCIALLY,HIM,NIGHT,NOT,PAUL,SUPPORT,THESSALONIAN,WORKED"
1 Thessalonians,2,10,"God is watching our behavior","BEHAVIOR,GOD,OUR,WATCHING"
1 Thessalonians,2,10,"God was a witness to the way that Paul behaved","BEHAVED,GOD,PAUL,WITNESS"
1 Thessalonians,2,10,"Paul was aware that God was watching him","AWARE,GOD,HIM,PAUL,WATCHING"
1 Thessalonians,2,10,"The Thessalonian church believed the gospel","BELIEVED,CHURCH,GOSPEL,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,10,"The Thessalonian church was a witness to the way that Paul behaved","BEHAVED,CHURCH,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,WITNESS"
1 Thessalonians,2,10,"We must act in a holy manner","ACT,HOLY,MUST"
1 Thessalonians,2,10,"We must be blameless","BLAMELESS,MUST"
1 Thessalonians,2,10,"We must do what is just and right","DO,JUST,MUST,RIGHT,WHAT"
1 Thessalonians,2,10,"While Paul was among the Thessalonians, he acted in a holy manner","ACTED,AMONG,HE,HOLY,PAUL,THESSALONIANS,WHILE"
1 Thessalonians,2,10,"While Paul was among the Thessalonians, he acted in a just manner","ACTED,AMONG,HE,JUST,PAUL,THESSALONIANS,WHILE"
1 Thessalonians,2,10,"While Paul was among the Thessalonians, he was blameless","AMONG,BLAMELESS,HE,PAUL,THESSALONIANS,WHILE"
1 Thessalonians,2,11,"Fathers should comfort their children","CHILDREN,COMFORT,FATHERS,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,2,11,"Fathers should exhort their children","CHILDREN,EXHORT,FATHERS,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,2,11,"Fathers should teach their children","CHILDREN,FATHERS,SHOULD,TEACH"
1 Thessalonians,2,11,"Paul charged (instructed) the Thessalonian church","CHARGED,CHURCH,INSTRUCTED,PAUL,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,11,"Paul comforted the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,COMFORTED,PAUL,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,11,"Paul compared himself to a father, and the church to children; he saw himself as a father taking care of children","CARE,CHILDREN,CHURCH,COMPARED,FATHER,HE,HIMSELF,PAUL,SAW,TAKING"
1 Thessalonians,2,11,"Paul exhorted the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,EXHORTED,PAUL,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,11,"We should comfort one another","ANOTHER,COMFORT,ONE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,2,11,"We should exhort one another","ANOTHER,EXHORT,ONE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,2,11,"We should instruct one another","ANOTHER,INSTRUCT,ONE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,2,12,"God has called us unto glory","CALLED,GLORY,GOD"
1 Thessalonians,2,12,"God has called us unto His kingdom","CALLED,GOD,HIS,KINGDOM"
1 Thessalonians,2,12,"God is the one who called us; we did not call ourselves","CALL,CALLED,GOD,NOT,ONE,OURSELVES,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,2,12,"Paul did not teach that churches and individuals have a license to sin; he did not teach that faithfulness didn't matter","CHURCHES,FAITHFULNESS,HE,INDIVIDUALS,LICENSE,MATTER,NOT,PAUL,SIN,TEACH"
1 Thessalonians,2,12,"Paul told the Thessalonian church to walk worthy of God","CHURCH,GOD,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,TOLD,WALK,WORTHY"
1 Thessalonians,2,12,"Paul was very concerned about the obedience of the Thessalonian church; even though they were being persecuted, he still believed it was important for them to be obedient and faithful","BEING,BELIEVED,CHURCH,CONCERNED,FAITHFUL,HE,IMPORTANT,OBEDIENCE,OBEDIENT,PAUL,PERSECUTED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,12,"The kingdom belongs to God","BELONGS,GOD,KINGDOM"
1 Thessalonians,2,12,"There are some who walk worthy of God, and there are others who do not","DO,GOD,NOT,SOME,THERE,WALK,WHO,WORTHY"
1 Thessalonians,2,12,"We must walk worthy of God; we are not at liberty to act as we please or to live in sin","ACT,GOD,LIBERTY,LIVE,MUST,NOT,PLEASE,SIN,WALK,WORTHY"
1 Thessalonians,2,13,"If a person has not been changed by the gospel then they have not truly believed it","BELIEVED,CHANGED,GOSPEL,IF,NOT,PERSON,TRULY"
1 Thessalonians,2,13,"It is wrong to look at the gospel as a message that came from mere men","GOSPEL,LOOK,MEN,MESSAGE,WRONG"
1 Thessalonians,2,13,"It is wrong to say that the gospel has no power to change people","CHANGE,GOSPEL,NO,PEOPLE,POWER,SAY,WRONG"
1 Thessalonians,2,13,"Paul continually thanked God that the Thessalonians received the gospel as the word of God and not the word of men","CONTINUALLY,GOD,GOSPEL,MEN,NOT,PAUL,RECEIVED,THANKED,THESSALONIANS,WORD"
1 Thessalonians,2,13,"Paul gave God all the credit for the fact that the Thessalonians received the gospel","ALL,FACT,GAVE,GOD,GOSPEL,PAUL,RECEIVED,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,2,13,"The gospel changes those who believe in it","BELIEVE,CHANGES,GOSPEL,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,2,13,"The gospel effectually works in those who believe it","BELIEVE,EFFECTUALLY,GOSPEL,WHO,WORKS"
1 Thessalonians,2,13,"The gospel is the truth","GOSPEL,TRUTH"
1 Thessalonians,2,13,"The gospel is the word of God; it is not the words of men","GOD,GOSPEL,MEN,NOT,WORD,WORDS"
1 Thessalonians,2,13,"The reason the Thessalonians received the gospel was because of God; He is the one that caused them to believe it (which is why Paul thanked God for their belief)","BECAUSE,BELIEF,BELIEVE,CAUSED,GOD,GOSPEL,HE,ONE,PAUL,REASON,RECEIVED,THANKED,THESSALONIANS,WHICH,WHY"
1 Thessalonians,2,13,"The Thessalonians received the gospel from Paul and believed it","BELIEVED,GOSPEL,PAUL,RECEIVED,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,2,13,"We must receive the gospel as the words of God, not the words of men","GOD,GOSPEL,MEN,MUST,NOT,RECEIVE,WORDS"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"Both Jews and Gentiles persecuted the church","CHURCH,GENTILES,JEWS,PERSECUTED"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"In the apostolic era there were Gentiles who did not accept the gospel, but who persecuted the church","ACCEPT,APOSTOLIC,CHURCH,ERA,GENTILES,GOSPEL,NOT,PERSECUTED,THERE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"In the apostolic era there were Jews who did not accept the gospel, but who persecuted the church","ACCEPT,APOSTOLIC,CHURCH,ERA,GOSPEL,JEWS,NOT,PERSECUTED,THERE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"In the early church there were churches in Judaea","CHURCH,CHURCHES,EARLY,JUDAEA,THERE"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah)","CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"Paul saw the church as divided by geography, not by doctrine; there were no denominations in the early church","CHURCH,DIVIDED,DOCTRINE,EARLY,NO,NOT,PAUL,SAW,THERE"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"Paul speaks of churches (plural); he is referring to the groups of believers that existed in each geographic location","BELIEVERS,CHURCHES,EXISTED,GROUPS,HE,LOCATION,PAUL,REFERRING,SPEAKS"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"The church in Judaea suffered","CHURCH,JUDAEA,SUFFERED"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"The church is in Christ Jesus","CHRIST,CHURCH,JESUS"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"The churches that believe in the gospel are churches of God","BELIEVE,CHURCHES,GOD,GOSPEL"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"The Jews persecuted the church in Judaea","CHURCH,JEWS,JUDAEA,PERSECUTED"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"The Thessalonian church became followers of the other churches that already existed","BECAME,CHURCH,CHURCHES,EXISTED,FOLLOWERS,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"The Thessalonian church suffered","CHURCH,SUFFERED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"The Thessalonian church was like the Judean church because the Judean church suffered at the hands of the Jews, and the Thessalonian church suffered at the hands of their own countrymen","BECAUSE,CHURCH,HANDS,JEWS,JUDEAN,LIKE,OWN,SUFFERED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,14,"The Thessalonian church was persecuted by other people in Thessalonica","CHURCH,PEOPLE,PERSECUTED,THESSALONIAN,THESSALONICA"
1 Thessalonians,2,15,"God sent prophets to the Jews","GOD,JEWS,PROPHETS,SENT"
1 Thessalonians,2,15,"Paul said that Jesus is Lord","JESUS,LORD,PAUL,SAID"
1 Thessalonians,2,15,"Paul said that the Jews did not please God","GOD,JEWS,NOT,PAUL,PLEASE,SAID"
1 Thessalonians,2,15,"Paul said that the Jews had persecuted the apostles (including him)","APOSTLES,HIM,INCLUDING,JEWS,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SAID"
1 Thessalonians,2,15,"Paul said that the Jews killed the Lord Jesus","JESUS,JEWS,KILLED,LORD,PAUL,SAID"
1 Thessalonians,2,15,"Paul said that the Jews killed their own prophets","JEWS,KILLED,OWN,PAUL,PROPHETS,SAID"
1 Thessalonians,2,15,"Paul said that the Jews were contrary (against) all men","AGAINST,ALL,CONTRARY,JEWS,MEN,PAUL,SAID"
1 Thessalonians,2,16,"The Jews 'filled up their sins' by opposing the spread of the gospel to the Gentiles","FILLED,GENTILES,GOSPEL,JEWS,OPPOSING,SINS,SPREAD,UP"
1 Thessalonians,2,16,"The Jews had tried to stop the church in Judaea from speaking to the Gentiles, in order to prevent them from being saved","BEING,CHURCH,GENTILES,JEWS,JUDAEA,ORDER,PREVENT,SAVED,SPEAKING,STOP,TRIED"
1 Thessalonians,2,16,"The Jews opposed the salvation of the Gentiles","GENTILES,JEWS,OPPOSED,SALVATION"
1 Thessalonians,2,16,"The Jews opposed the spread of the gospel to the Gentiles","GENTILES,GOSPEL,JEWS,OPPOSED,SPREAD"
1 Thessalonians,2,16,"The wrath of God has come upon the Jews to the uttermost","COME,GOD,JEWS,UTTERMOST,WRATH"
1 Thessalonians,2,17,"Even though Paul was no longer with the Thessalonian church, he still loved them and had a heart for them","CHURCH,HE,HEART,LONGER,LOVED,NO,PAUL,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,17,"Paul described his departure from the Thessalonian church as being taken away from them; he does not seem to have left them willingly","AWAY,BEING,CHURCH,DEPARTURE,DESCRIBED,HE,HIS,LEFT,NOT,PAUL,SEEM,TAKEN,THESSALONIAN,WILLINGLY"
1 Thessalonians,2,17,"Paul endeavored to see the Thessalonian church again","AGAIN,CHURCH,PAUL,SEE,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,17,"Paul greatly desired to visit the Thessalonian church again","AGAIN,CHURCH,DESIRED,GREATLY,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,VISIT"
1 Thessalonians,2,17,"Paul had only been able to spend a short time in person with the Thessalonian church","ABLE,CHURCH,ONLY,PAUL,PERSON,SHORT,SPEND,THESSALONIAN,TIME"
1 Thessalonians,2,17,"Paul placed great value on visiting churches in person and seeing the people face to face","CHURCHES,FACE,GREAT,PAUL,PEOPLE,PERSON,PLACED,SEEING,VALUE,VISITING"
1 Thessalonians,2,18,"Paul tried to make another visit to the Thessalonian church","ANOTHER,CHURCH,MAKE,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,TRIED,VISIT"
1 Thessalonians,2,18,"Sometimes the devil was able to prevent Paul from visiting churches","ABLE,CHURCHES,DEVIL,PAUL,PREVENT,SOMETIMES,VISITING"
1 Thessalonians,2,18,"The devil fought against the apostle Paul","AGAINST,APOSTLE,DEVIL,FOUGHT,PAUL"
1 Thessalonians,2,18,"The devil is actively fighting against the churches","ACTIVELY,AGAINST,CHURCHES,DEVIL,FIGHTING"
1 Thessalonians,2,18,"The devil is opposed to the church, and to anything that might benefit it","ANYTHING,BENEFIT,CHURCH,DEVIL,MIGHT,OPPOSED"
1 Thessalonians,2,18,"The devil is our enemy","DEVIL,ENEMY,OUR"
1 Thessalonians,2,18,"The devil is real","DEVIL,REAL"
1 Thessalonians,2,18,"The devil was opposed to Paul visiting the churches","CHURCHES,DEVIL,OPPOSED,PAUL,VISITING"
1 Thessalonians,2,18,"The reason Paul was unable to make another trip to visit the Thessalonian church was because Satan prevented it","ANOTHER,BECAUSE,CHURCH,MAKE,PAUL,PREVENTED,REASON,SATAN,THESSALONIAN,TRIP,UNABLE,VISIT"
1 Thessalonians,2,18,"There are times when the devil is able to successfully prevent us from doing something that we want to do","ABLE,DEVIL,DO,DOING,PREVENT,SOMETHING,SUCCESSFULLY,THERE,TIMES,WANT,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,18,"There are times when the devil is able to successfully prevent us from doing something that would benefit the church and the kingdom of God","ABLE,BENEFIT,CHURCH,DEVIL,DOING,GOD,KINGDOM,PREVENT,SOMETHING,SUCCESSFULLY,THERE,TIMES,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,18,"There are times when the devil was able to hinder Paul and thwart him","ABLE,DEVIL,HIM,HINDER,PAUL,THERE,THWART,TIMES,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"Even though Paul was only with the Thessalonian church for a short time, he had taught them end-times doctrines and expected them to be looking forward to the return of the Lord Jesus Christ","CHRIST,CHURCH,DOCTRINES,END-TIMES,EXPECTED,FORWARD,HE,JESUS,LOOKING,LORD,ONLY,PAUL,RETURN,SHORT,TAUGHT,THESSALONIAN,TIME"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"It is good to be encouraged and find hope in the faithfulness of a persecuted church","CHURCH,ENCOURAGED,FAITHFULNESS,FIND,GOOD,HOPE,PERSECUTED"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"It is good to find joy in the testimony of a persecuted church","CHURCH,FIND,GOOD,JOY,PERSECUTED,TESTIMONY"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"Jesus is going to return","GOING,JESUS,RETURN"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"Jesus is Lord","JESUS,LORD"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah)","CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"Paul compared the Thessalonian church to a crown","CHURCH,COMPARED,CROWN,PAUL,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"Paul encouraged the Thessalonian church by telling them that they were a source of hope and joy","CHURCH,ENCOURAGED,HOPE,JOY,PAUL,SOURCE,TELLING,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"Paul expected the persecuted Thessalonian church to look forward to the return of Jesus and to find hope and joy in it","CHURCH,EXPECTED,FIND,FORWARD,HOPE,JESUS,JOY,LOOK,PAUL,PERSECUTED,RETURN,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"Paul said that the Thessalonian church was a crown to him - a crown of rejoicing","CHURCH,CROWN,HIM,PAUL,REJOICING,SAID,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"Paul said that when the Lord returned, the Thessalonian church would be a source of joy in that moment","CHURCH,JOY,LORD,MOMENT,PAUL,RETURNED,SAID,SOURCE,THESSALONIAN,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"Paul thought that end times doctrines were a source of hope and joy","DOCTRINES,END,HOPE,JOY,PAUL,SOURCE,THOUGHT,TIMES"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"The Thessalonian church was a source of hope for the apostle Paul","APOSTLE,CHURCH,HOPE,PAUL,SOURCE,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,19,"The Thessalonian church was a source of joy for the apostle Paul","APOSTLE,CHURCH,JOY,PAUL,SOURCE,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,20,"Churches can be a source of glory","CAN,CHURCHES,GLORY,SOURCE"
1 Thessalonians,2,20,"Churches can be a source of joy","CAN,CHURCHES,JOY,SOURCE"
1 Thessalonians,2,20,"It is not wrong to find joy in a church","CHURCH,FIND,JOY,NOT,WRONG"
1 Thessalonians,2,20,"Paul said that the Thessalonian church was a source of glory for him","CHURCH,GLORY,HIM,PAUL,SAID,SOURCE,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,2,20,"Paul said that the Thessalonian church was a source of joy to him","CHURCH,HIM,JOY,PAUL,SAID,SOURCE,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,3,1,"Athens existed at the time of Paul","ATHENS,EXISTED,PAUL,TIME"
1 Thessalonians,3,1,"Even though Paul was being persecuted, and was suffering for the gospel, he cared so much about the churches that he sent help to the churches instead of keeping it for himself","BEING,CARED,CHURCHES,GOSPEL,HE,HELP,HIMSELF,INSTEAD,KEEPING,MUCH,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SENT,SUFFERING"
1 Thessalonians,3,1,"Paul and Silvanus remained behind in Athens; no one else was with them","ATHENS,BEHIND,NO,ONE,PAUL,REMAINED,SILVANUS"
1 Thessalonians,3,2,"It is good to provide comfort to persecuted churches","CHURCHES,COMFORT,GOOD,PERSECUTED,PROVIDE"
1 Thessalonians,3,2,"It is important to nurture new churches and firmly establish them in the faith","CHURCHES,ESTABLISH,FAITH,IMPORTANT,NEW,NURTURE"
1 Thessalonians,3,2,"Paul called Timothy a fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ","CALLED,CHRIST,FELLOW,GOSPEL,LABORER,PAUL,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,3,2,"Paul sent Timothy to the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,PAUL,SENT,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,3,2,"Paul thought that Timothy had the skills needed to establish the Thessalonian church in the faith","CHURCH,ESTABLISH,FAITH,NEEDED,PAUL,SKILLS,THESSALONIAN,THOUGHT,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,3,2,"Timothy was a minister of God","GOD,MINISTER,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,3,2,"Timothy was sent to the Thessalonian church in order to comfort them","CHURCH,COMFORT,ORDER,SENT,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,3,2,"Timothy was sent to the Thessalonian church in order to establish them in the faith","CHURCH,ESTABLISH,FAITH,ORDER,SENT,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,3,2,"When the Thessalonian church was suffering, Paul sent Timothy to comfort them","CHURCH,COMFORT,PAUL,SENT,SUFFERING,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,3,3,"God has appointed Christians to suffer","APPOINTED,CHRISTIANS,GOD,SUFFER"
1 Thessalonians,3,3,"God has not promised to prevent bad things from happening to us","BAD,GOD,HAPPENING,NOT,PREVENT,PROMISED,THINGS"
1 Thessalonians,3,3,"It is God's will for us to be afflicted","AFFLICTED,GOD"
1 Thessalonians,3,3,"It is God's will for us to endure afflictions","AFFLICTIONS,ENDURE,GOD"
1 Thessalonians,3,3,"It is important to not be moved away from the faith by afflictions","AFFLICTIONS,AWAY,FAITH,IMPORTANT,MOVED,NOT"
1 Thessalonians,3,3,"Paul did not tell the Thessalonian church that their afflictions were going to end; instead he tried to strengthen them so they could endure them","AFFLICTIONS,CHURCH,END,ENDURE,GOING,HE,INSTEAD,NOT,PAUL,STRENGTHEN,TELL,THESSALONIAN,TRIED"
1 Thessalonians,3,3,"Paul sent Timothy to establish the Thessalonian church in the faith, so that the afflictions they were suffering would not cause them to fall away from the gospel","AFFLICTIONS,AWAY,CAUSE,CHURCH,ESTABLISH,FAITH,FALL,GOSPEL,NOT,PAUL,SENT,SUFFERING,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,3,3,"Paul suffered; the Thessalonian church suffered; and we will suffer as well","CHURCH,PAUL,SUFFER,SUFFERED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,3,3,"Paul's goal was to strengthen the church so that they could endure afflictions","AFFLICTIONS,CHURCH,ENDURE,GOAL,PAUL,STRENGTHEN"
1 Thessalonians,3,3,"Suffering is a normal part of the Christian life","CHRISTIAN,LIFE,NORMAL,PART,SUFFERING"
1 Thessalonians,3,3,"We cannot escape suffering; it is something God has appointed for us","APPOINTED,CANNOT,ESCAPE,GOD,SOMETHING,SUFFERING"
1 Thessalonians,3,3,"We should not be surprised when we suffer; instead we should expect it","EXPECT,INSTEAD,NOT,SHOULD,SUFFER,SURPRISED,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,3,4,"It is not unusual or strange for churches or Christians to be afflicted","AFFLICTED,CHRISTIANS,CHURCHES,NOT,STRANGE,UNUSUAL"
1 Thessalonians,3,4,"Paul told the new Thessalonian church, which had just accepted the gospel, that they were going to have to suffer for it; he did not hide that fact from them, but made it plain from the beginning","ACCEPTED,BEGINNING,CHURCH,FACT,GOING,GOSPEL,HE,HIDE,JUST,MADE,NEW,NOT,PAUL,PLAIN,SUFFER,THESSALONIAN,TOLD,WHICH"
1 Thessalonians,3,4,"Paul told the Thessalonian church that they were going to suffer tribulation, and they did","CHURCH,GOING,PAUL,SUFFER,THESSALONIAN,TOLD,TRIBULATION"
1 Thessalonians,3,4,"Paul wanted the Thessalonian church to faithfully endure afflictions; he did not tell the church that they could modify the gospel to make it acceptable to the world, or that they should find some way to compromise with the world in order to make the world like them","ACCEPTABLE,AFFLICTIONS,CHURCH,COMPROMISE,ENDURE,FAITHFULLY,FIND,GOSPEL,HE,LIKE,MAKE,MODIFY,NOT,ORDER,PAUL,SHOULD,SOME,TELL,THESSALONIAN,WANTED,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,3,4,"The Thessalonian church accepted the gospel and were faithful in spite of the fact that Paul warned them they were going to be persecuted for it","ACCEPTED,CHURCH,FACT,FAITHFUL,GOING,GOSPEL,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SPITE,THESSALONIAN,WARNED"
1 Thessalonians,3,4,"When Paul visited the Thessalonian church he warned them that they were going to suffer tribulation","CHURCH,GOING,HE,PAUL,SUFFER,THESSALONIAN,TRIBULATION,VISITED,WARNED,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,3,5,"Paul saw persecution as something that comes from the devil in order to tempt the church; he did not see it as something that came from God","CHURCH,COMES,DEVIL,GOD,HE,NOT,ORDER,PAUL,PERSECUTION,SAW,SEE,SOMETHING,TEMPT"
1 Thessalonians,3,5,"Paul sent Timothy to see if the persecution that the Thessalonian church had suffered had caused them to fall away from the faith","AWAY,CAUSED,CHURCH,FAITH,FALL,IF,PAUL,PERSECUTION,SEE,SENT,SUFFERED,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,3,5,"Paul was concerned that the Thessalonians had fallen away from the faith; if that had happened then the work that Paul put into establishing that church would have been in vain, since the church would have been gone","AWAY,CHURCH,CONCERNED,ESTABLISHING,FAITH,FALLEN,GONE,HAPPENED,IF,PAUL,PUT,SINCE,THESSALONIANS,VAIN,WORK"
1 Thessalonians,3,5,"Paul was very concerned about the health and faithfulness of the Thessalonian church, so he sent someone to check on them","CHURCH,CONCERNED,FAITHFULNESS,HE,HEALTH,PAUL,SENT,SOMEONE,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,3,5,"Persecution comes from the devil","COMES,DEVIL,PERSECUTION"
1 Thessalonians,3,5,"Persecution is a form of temptation","FORM,PERSECUTION,TEMPTATION"
1 Thessalonians,3,6,"After Timothy visited the Thessalonian church, he returned to Paul with a report of how the church was doing","AFTER,CHURCH,DOING,HE,PAUL,REPORT,RETURNED,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY,VISITED"
1 Thessalonians,3,6,"Paul told the Thessalonian church that he was concerned about them, and that's why he sent Timothy to them","CHURCH,CONCERNED,HE,PAUL,SENT,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY,TOLD,WHY"
1 Thessalonians,3,6,"Paul told the Thessalonian church that Timothy had brought a good report back to him","BACK,BROUGHT,CHURCH,GOOD,HIM,PAUL,REPORT,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY,TOLD"
1 Thessalonians,3,6,"Paul wanted to see the Thessalonian church again","AGAIN,CHURCH,PAUL,SEE,THESSALONIAN,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,3,6,"Persecution should not cause us to lose our faith","CAUSE,FAITH,LOSE,NOT,OUR,PERSECUTION,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,3,6,"Persecution should not cause us to stop showing love to one another","ANOTHER,CAUSE,LOVE,NOT,ONE,PERSECUTION,SHOULD,SHOWING,STOP"
1 Thessalonians,3,6,"The Thessalonian church was faithful in the midst of persecution; they held on to their faith and they showed charity (love) to others","CHARITY,CHURCH,FAITH,FAITHFUL,HELD,LOVE,MIDST,PERSECUTION,SHOWED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,3,6,"Timothy reported that the Thessalonian church demonstrated charity","CHARITY,CHURCH,DEMONSTRATED,REPORTED,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,3,6,"Timothy reported that the Thessalonian church demonstrated faith","CHURCH,DEMONSTRATED,FAITH,REPORTED,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,3,6,"Timothy reported that the Thessalonian church greatly desired to see Paul again","AGAIN,CHURCH,DESIRED,GREATLY,PAUL,REPORTED,SEE,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY"
1 Thessalonians,3,6,"Timothy visited the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,THESSALONIAN,TIMOTHY,VISITED"
1 Thessalonians,3,6,"When the Thessalonian church was persecuted for accepting the gospel that Paul shared with them, they did not turn on Paul; instead they earnestly desired to see him again","ACCEPTING,AGAIN,CHURCH,DESIRED,EARNESTLY,GOSPEL,HIM,INSTEAD,NOT,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SEE,SHARED,THESSALONIAN,TURN,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,3,7,"It is very important for a church to have faith","CHURCH,FAITH,IMPORTANT"
1 Thessalonians,3,7,"Paul was afflicted","AFFLICTED,PAUL"
1 Thessalonians,3,7,"Paul was in great distress","DISTRESS,GREAT,PAUL"
1 Thessalonians,3,7,"The faithfulness of the Thessalonian church in the midst of their afflictions comforted Paul","AFFLICTIONS,CHURCH,COMFORTED,FAITHFULNESS,MIDST,PAUL,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,3,7,"The Thessalonian church endured affliction by their faith; faith was what got them through it and enabled them to keep going","AFFLICTION,CHURCH,ENDURED,FAITH,GOING,KEEP,THESSALONIAN,WHAT"
1 Thessalonians,3,8,"Paul wanted the Thessalonian church to stand fast in the Lord","CHURCH,FAST,LORD,PAUL,STAND,THESSALONIAN,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,3,8,"The testimony of the faithful Thessalonian church, standing fast in the midst of persecution, greatly encouraged Paul; he would have been devastated if they had fallen away","AWAY,CHURCH,DEVASTATED,ENCOURAGED,FAITHFUL,FALLEN,FAST,GREATLY,HE,IF,MIDST,PAUL,PERSECUTION,STANDING,TESTIMONY,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,3,9,"God is the one who strengthens us and gives us the grace to endure persecution","ENDURE,GIVES,GOD,GRACE,ONE,PERSECUTION,STRENGTHENS,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,3,9,"It is good to rejoice when a persecuted church stands fast in the faith","CHURCH,FAITH,FAST,GOOD,PERSECUTED,REJOICE,STANDS,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,3,9,"It is good to thank God for the faithfulness of persecuted churches","CHURCHES,FAITHFULNESS,GOD,GOOD,PERSECUTED,THANK"
1 Thessalonians,3,9,"Paul and the Thessalonian church served the same God","CHURCH,GOD,PAUL,SAME,SERVED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,3,9,"Paul gave God the credit for the faithfulness of the Thessalonians","FAITHFULNESS,GAVE,GOD,PAUL,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,3,9,"Paul thanked God for the faithfulness of the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,FAITHFULNESS,GOD,PAUL,THANKED,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,3,9,"The faithfulness of the Thessalonian church gave Paul joy","CHURCH,FAITHFULNESS,GAVE,JOY,PAUL,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,3,10,"It is possible to have faith, and yet still have something lacking in that faith","FAITH,LACKING,POSSIBLE,SOMETHING"
1 Thessalonians,3,10,"Paul believed that God was in control of whether he was able to visit the Thessalonians again","ABLE,AGAIN,BELIEVED,CONTROL,GOD,HE,PAUL,THESSALONIANS,VISIT"
1 Thessalonians,3,10,"Paul earnestly prayed that God would send him back to the Thessalonian church; he didn't just pray once about it, but prayed night and day (repeatedly)","BACK,CHURCH,DAY,EARNESTLY,GOD,HE,HIM,JUST,NIGHT,ONCE,PAUL,PRAY,PRAYED,REPEATEDLY,SEND,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,3,10,"Paul prayed night and day that he might be able to visit the Thessalonians again, and see them face to face","ABLE,AGAIN,DAY,FACE,HE,MIGHT,NIGHT,PAUL,PRAYED,SEE,THESSALONIANS,VISIT"
1 Thessalonians,3,10,"Paul wanted to visit the Thessalonians again so that he could perfect their faith","AGAIN,FAITH,HE,PAUL,PERFECT,THESSALONIANS,VISIT,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,3,10,"Since Paul wanted to visit the Thessalonians again, he prayed that God would give him that opportunity","AGAIN,GIVE,GOD,HE,HIM,OPPORTUNITY,PAUL,PRAYED,SINCE,THESSALONIANS,VISIT,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,3,10,"There was something lacking in the faith of the Thessalonians","FAITH,LACKING,SOMETHING,THERE,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,3,11,"God is our father","FATHER,GOD,OUR"
1 Thessalonians,3,11,"God is the one who directs our path in life","DIRECTS,GOD,LIFE,ONE,OUR,PATH,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,3,11,"Jesus is our Lord","JESUS,LORD,OUR"
1 Thessalonians,3,11,"Jesus is the Messiah (the Christ)","CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH"
1 Thessalonians,3,11,"Paul believed that his life, and his future, and his path, was directed by God; he did not believe that he was in control","BELIEVE,BELIEVED,CONTROL,DIRECTED,FUTURE,GOD,HE,HIS,LIFE,NOT,PATH,PAUL"
1 Thessalonians,3,11,"Paul prayed that God the Father would send him back to the Thessalonian church, and let him visit them again","AGAIN,BACK,CHURCH,FATHER,GOD,HIM,LET,PAUL,PRAYED,SEND,THESSALONIAN,VISIT"
1 Thessalonians,3,11,"Paul prayed that Jesus would send him back to the Thessalonian church, and let him visit them again","AGAIN,BACK,CHURCH,HIM,JESUS,LET,PAUL,PRAYED,SEND,THESSALONIAN,VISIT"
1 Thessalonians,3,11,"When Paul wanted something, he prayed about it and asked God","ASKED,GOD,HE,PAUL,PRAYED,SOMETHING,WANTED,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,3,12,"Even though the Thessalonian church was being persecuted, Paul wanted them to abound in love to one another; their afflictions and suffering did not give them the excuse to no longer be loving","ABOUND,AFFLICTIONS,ANOTHER,BEING,CHURCH,EXCUSE,GIVE,LONGER,LOVE,LOVING,NO,NOT,ONE,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SUFFERING,THESSALONIAN,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,3,12,"It is good to have love for all men","ALL,GOOD,LOVE,MEN"
1 Thessalonians,3,12,"It is good to have love for others","GOOD,LOVE"
1 Thessalonians,3,12,"Paul believed that God had the power to cause the Thessalonians to abound in love even in the midst of persecution","ABOUND,BELIEVED,CAUSE,GOD,LOVE,MIDST,PAUL,PERSECUTION,POWER,THESSALONIANS"
1 Thessalonians,3,12,"Paul believed that the Lord was the one who had the power to cause the Thessalonians to abound in love","ABOUND,BELIEVED,CAUSE,LORD,LOVE,ONE,PAUL,POWER,THESSALONIANS,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,3,12,"Paul said that he loved the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,HE,LOVED,PAUL,SAID,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,3,12,"Paul wanted the Thessalonian church to abound in love toward all men; Paul did not limit this love to just fellow Christians","ABOUND,ALL,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,FELLOW,JUST,LIMIT,LOVE,MEN,NOT,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,3,12,"Paul wanted the Thessalonian church to abound in love toward one another","ABOUND,ANOTHER,CHURCH,LOVE,ONE,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,3,12,"Paul wanted the Thessalonian church to be characterized by love - a love that abounded and increased","ABOUNDED,CHARACTERIZED,CHURCH,INCREASED,LOVE,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,3,12,"We should still have love for others even in the midst of suffering and afflictions","AFFLICTIONS,LOVE,MIDST,SHOULD,SUFFERING"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"God is the one who establishes our hearts","ESTABLISHES,GOD,HEARTS,ONE,OUR,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"God seeks a holy church","CHURCH,GOD,HOLY,SEEKS"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"God seeks a pure church","CHURCH,GOD,PURE,SEEKS"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"God wants us to be unblameable","GOD,UNBLAMEABLE,WANTS"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"It is important for us to strive against sin, and be unblameable in His sight","AGAINST,HIS,IMPORTANT,SIGHT,SIN,STRIVE,UNBLAMEABLE"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"Jesus is going to return to this world","GOING,JESUS,RETURN,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"Paul kept bringing up end-times theology when talking to the persecuted Thessalonian church; he kept reminding the church of the return of Christ","BRINGING,CHRIST,CHURCH,END-TIMES,HE,KEPT,PAUL,PERSECUTED,REMINDING,RETURN,TALKING,THEOLOGY,THESSALONIAN,UP,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"Paul kept teaching end-times theology to the persecuted Thessalonian church","CHURCH,END-TIMES,KEPT,PAUL,PERSECUTED,TEACHING,THEOLOGY,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"Paul thought it was very important for the church to be found unblameable and holy at the moment when the Lord Jesus Christ returned to this world","CHRIST,CHURCH,FOUND,HOLY,IMPORTANT,JESUS,LORD,MOMENT,PAUL,RETURNED,THOUGHT,UNBLAMEABLE,WHEN,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"The church must never tolerate sin","CHURCH,MUST,NEVER,SIN,TOLERATE"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"The church must pursue holiness","CHURCH,HOLINESS,MUST,PURSUE"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"The church must seek to cleanse itself from all sin, and walk faithfully and obediently before God","ALL,BEFORE,CHURCH,CLEANSE,FAITHFULLY,GOD,MUST,SEEK,SIN,WALK"
1 Thessalonians,3,13,"When Jesus returns to this world, He will bring all His saints with them","ALL,BRING,HE,HIS,JESUS,RETURNS,SAINTS,WHEN,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"As time goes on, churches should become better at pleasing God","BECOME,BETTER,CHURCHES,GOD,GOES,PLEASING,SHOULD,TIME"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"Churches need to be taught how to walk in the faith","CHURCHES,FAITH,NEED,TAUGHT,WALK"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"Churches need to grow in faithfulness over time","CHURCHES,FAITHFULNESS,GROW,NEED,TIME"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"Churches need to understand how to walk in the faith","CHURCHES,FAITH,NEED,UNDERSTAND,WALK"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"Churches need to walk in the faith","CHURCHES,FAITH,NEED,WALK"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"Churches should strive to please God","CHURCHES,GOD,PLEASE,SHOULD,STRIVE"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"If a church is not growing in faithfulness over time then there is a problem","CHURCH,FAITHFULNESS,GROWING,IF,NOT,PROBLEM,THERE,TIME"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"If the church is not trying to please God then something is very wrong","CHURCH,GOD,IF,NOT,PLEASE,SOMETHING,TRYING,WRONG"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"It is good for churches to be taught how to walk in the faith","CHURCHES,FAITH,GOOD,TAUGHT,WALK"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"Paul beseeched (urged) the persecuted Thessalonian church to become ever more faithful to the Lord, and to walk in the faith the way that he had taught them to walk","BECOME,CHURCH,FAITH,FAITHFUL,HE,LORD,PAUL,PERSECUTED,TAUGHT,THESSALONIAN,URGED,WALK"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"Paul exhorted the church in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ","CHRIST,CHURCH,EXHORTED,JESUS,LORD,NAME,PAUL"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"Paul had taught the Thessalonian church how to walk in the faith","CHURCH,FAITH,PAUL,TAUGHT,THESSALONIAN,WALK"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"Paul taught the Thessalonian church how to please God","CHURCH,GOD,PAUL,PLEASE,TAUGHT,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"Paul told the persecuted Thessalonian church that they needed to grow in their ability to please God, and to grow in their faithfulness","ABILITY,CHURCH,FAITHFULNESS,GOD,GROW,NEEDED,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PLEASE,THESSALONIAN,TOLD"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"Paul wanted the Thessalonian church to focus on faithfulness and pleasing God; he did not suggest that the church could sacrifice those two goals in order to grow and attract new members","ATTRACT,CHURCH,FAITHFULNESS,FOCUS,GOALS,GOD,GROW,HE,MEMBERS,NEW,NOT,ORDER,PAUL,PLEASING,SACRIFICE,THESSALONIAN,TWO,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,4,1,"The goal of the church should be to please God more and more, not to please the culture or the world or sinful pagans","CHURCH,CULTURE,GOAL,GOD,NOT,PAGANS,PLEASE,SHOULD,SINFUL,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,4,2,"Churches need to know the commandments of God and keep them","CHURCHES,COMMANDMENTS,GOD,KEEP,KNOW,NEED"
1 Thessalonians,4,2,"It is very important for the church to obey the commandments of God","CHURCH,COMMANDMENTS,GOD,IMPORTANT,OBEY"
1 Thessalonians,4,2,"Jesus is Lord over the church","CHURCH,JESUS,LORD"
1 Thessalonians,4,2,"Jesus is our Lord (our master)","JESUS,LORD,MASTER,OUR"
1 Thessalonians,4,2,"Paul taught the Thessalonian church the commandments of God","CHURCH,COMMANDMENTS,GOD,PAUL,TAUGHT,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,4,2,"The church should be striving to obey Jesus","CHURCH,JESUS,OBEY,SHOULD,STRIVING"
1 Thessalonians,4,2,"The commandments that Paul taught came from the Lord Jesus","COMMANDMENTS,JESUS,LORD,PAUL,TAUGHT"
1 Thessalonians,4,2,"The way to please God is to keep His commandments","COMMANDMENTS,GOD,HIS,KEEP,PLEASE"
1 Thessalonians,4,3,"Being sanctified means abstaining from sin and doing what is right","BEING,DOING,MEANS,RIGHT,SANCTIFIED,SIN,WHAT"
1 Thessalonians,4,3,"Fornication is a sin","FORNICATION,SIN"
1 Thessalonians,4,3,"God does not give Christians a license to sin","CHRISTIANS,GIVE,GOD,LICENSE,NOT,SIN"
1 Thessalonians,4,3,"God's will is for us to be sanctified","GOD,SANCTIFIED"
1 Thessalonians,4,3,"God's will is for us to obey His commandments","COMMANDMENTS,GOD,HIS,OBEY"
1 Thessalonians,4,3,"It is important for our sanctification to abstain from fornication","ABSTAIN,FORNICATION,IMPORTANT,OUR,SANCTIFICATION"
1 Thessalonians,4,3,"It is the will of God for people to abstain from fornication (sexual immorality)","ABSTAIN,FORNICATION,GOD,IMMORALITY,PEOPLE,SEXUAL"
1 Thessalonians,4,3,"Paul told the persecuted Thessalonian church that they needed to abstain from sexual immorality","ABSTAIN,CHURCH,IMMORALITY,NEEDED,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SEXUAL,THESSALONIAN,TOLD"
1 Thessalonians,4,4,"All Christians should know how to abstain from sexual immorality","ABSTAIN,ALL,CHRISTIANS,IMMORALITY,KNOW,SEXUAL,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,4,4,"It is dishonorable to engage in sexual immorality","DISHONORABLE,ENGAGE,IMMORALITY,SEXUAL"
1 Thessalonians,4,4,"It is honorable to refuse to engage in sexual immorality","ENGAGE,HONORABLE,IMMORALITY,REFUSE,SEXUAL"
1 Thessalonians,4,4,"Paul refers to our bodies as a vessel","BODIES,OUR,PAUL,REFERS,VESSEL"
1 Thessalonians,4,4,"Paul wanted each Christian to make the choice to not engage in sin","CHOICE,CHRISTIAN,ENGAGE,MAKE,NOT,PAUL,SIN,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,4,4,"Those who abstain from sexual immorality are possessing their bodies in a sanctified and honorable way","ABSTAIN,BODIES,HONORABLE,IMMORALITY,POSSESSING,SANCTIFIED,SEXUAL,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,5,"Christians do not have a license to sin","CHRISTIANS,DO,LICENSE,NOT,SIN"
1 Thessalonians,4,5,"Christians must be different from the unsaved people around them","CHRISTIANS,DIFFERENT,MUST,PEOPLE,UNSAVED"
1 Thessalonians,4,5,"Christians must learn to rule over their bodies and control them, and not engage in sexual immorality","BODIES,CHRISTIANS,CONTROL,ENGAGE,IMMORALITY,LEARN,MUST,NOT,RULE,SEXUAL"
1 Thessalonians,4,5,"Christians must not be controlled by sinful sexual desires","CHRISTIANS,CONTROLLED,DESIRES,MUST,NOT,SEXUAL,SINFUL"
1 Thessalonians,4,5,"The unsaved are controlled by their sinful desires; Christians must not be like that","CHRISTIANS,CONTROLLED,DESIRES,LIKE,MUST,NOT,SINFUL,UNSAVED"
1 Thessalonians,4,5,"There should be a difference in lifestyle between those who know God and those who do not","BETWEEN,DIFFERENCE,DO,GOD,KNOW,LIFESTYLE,NOT,SHOULD,THERE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,6,"A Christian will experience consequences from God if he defrauds a fellow Christian","CHRISTIAN,CONSEQUENCES,EXPERIENCE,FELLOW,GOD,HE,IF"
1 Thessalonians,4,6,"Christians are not allowed to defraud one another in any way","ALLOWED,ANOTHER,ANY,CHRISTIANS,DEFRAUD,NOT,ONE"
1 Thessalonians,4,6,"Churches should not engage in fraud","CHURCHES,ENGAGE,FRAUD,NOT,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,4,6,"Fraud should have no place in the churches","CHURCHES,FRAUD,NO,PLACE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,4,6,"God avenges all Christians who are defrauded","ALL,AVENGES,CHRISTIANS,DEFRAUDED,GOD,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,6,"God is the one who will avenge us when we are defrauded","AVENGE,DEFRAUDED,GOD,ONE,WHEN,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,6,"God punishes fraud","FRAUD,GOD,PUNISHES"
1 Thessalonians,4,6,"God specifically said that if one Christian defrauds another, God will avenge the Christian who has been defrauded","ANOTHER,AVENGE,CHRISTIAN,DEFRAUDED,GOD,IF,ONE,SAID,SPECIFICALLY,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,6,"It is a sin to defraud others","DEFRAUD,SIN"
1 Thessalonians,4,6,"It is a terrible thing for a Christian to defraud a fellow believer","BELIEVER,CHRISTIAN,DEFRAUD,FELLOW,TERRIBLE,THING"
1 Thessalonians,4,6,"Paul warned the Thessalonian church that God avenges those who have been defrauded","AVENGES,CHURCH,DEFRAUDED,GOD,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,WARNED,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,6,"The day will come when God will avenge Christians who have been defrauded","AVENGE,CHRISTIANS,COME,DAY,DEFRAUDED,GOD,WHEN,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,7,"Christians must flee from anything that would make them unclean in the sight of God (like sin and sexual immorality)","ANYTHING,CHRISTIANS,FLEE,GOD,IMMORALITY,LIKE,MAKE,MUST,SEXUAL,SIGHT,SIN,UNCLEAN"
1 Thessalonians,4,7,"Christians must pursue holiness","CHRISTIANS,HOLINESS,MUST,PURSUE"
1 Thessalonians,4,7,"Churches must pursue holiness and obey God's commandments; they must have nothing to do with sin","CHURCHES,COMMANDMENTS,DO,GOD,HOLINESS,MUST,NOTHING,OBEY,PURSUE,SIN"
1 Thessalonians,4,7,"God does not give Christians permission to live as they please","CHRISTIANS,GIVE,GOD,LIVE,NOT,PERMISSION,PLEASE"
1 Thessalonians,4,7,"God has called us to holiness","CALLED,GOD,HOLINESS"
1 Thessalonians,4,7,"God has not called us to uncleanness","CALLED,GOD,NOT,UNCLEANNESS"
1 Thessalonians,4,7,"There are certain things that make Christians unclean","CERTAIN,CHRISTIANS,MAKE,THERE,THINGS,UNCLEAN"
1 Thessalonians,4,8,"God has given us His Holy Spirit","GIVEN,GOD,HIS,HOLY,SPIRIT"
1 Thessalonians,4,8,"It is a wicked thing to despise God","DESPISE,GOD,THING,WICKED"
1 Thessalonians,4,8,"The commandments do not come from men; instead they come from God","COME,COMMANDMENTS,DO,GOD,INSTEAD,MEN,NOT"
1 Thessalonians,4,8,"The Holy Spirit is a gift from God","GIFT,GOD,HOLY,SPIRIT"
1 Thessalonians,4,8,"Those who break God's commandments are despising God","BREAK,COMMANDMENTS,DESPISING,GOD,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,8,"Those who despise God's commandments are actually despising God Himself","ACTUALLY,COMMANDMENTS,DESPISE,DESPISING,GOD,HIMSELF,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,9,"Christians should be characterized by love","CHARACTERIZED,CHRISTIANS,LOVE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,4,9,"Christians should have brotherly love for one another","ANOTHER,BROTHERLY,CHRISTIANS,LOVE,ONE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,4,9,"Churches should be characterized by love","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCHES,LOVE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,4,9,"God commands us to love one another","ANOTHER,COMMANDS,GOD,LOVE,ONE"
1 Thessalonians,4,9,"Paul didn't need to write to the Thessalonian church about loving one another because they already knew that","ANOTHER,BECAUSE,CHURCH,KNEW,LOVING,NEED,ONE,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,WRITE"
1 Thessalonians,4,9,"The commandment to love one another comes from God","ANOTHER,COMES,COMMANDMENT,GOD,LOVE,ONE"
1 Thessalonians,4,10,"Churches should be characterized by an increasing amount of love; their love for other Christians should grow over time","AMOUNT,CHARACTERIZED,CHRISTIANS,CHURCHES,GROW,INCREASING,LOVE,SHOULD,TIME"
1 Thessalonians,4,10,"Even though the Thessalonian church was characterized by love, Paul wanted their love to increase more and more","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCH,INCREASE,LOVE,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,4,10,"If a church is not characterized by love then there is a problem","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCH,IF,LOVE,NOT,PROBLEM,THERE"
1 Thessalonians,4,10,"If the love of a church is not growing then there is a problem","CHURCH,GROWING,IF,LOVE,NOT,PROBLEM,THERE"
1 Thessalonians,4,10,"Paul told the persecuted and suffering Thessalonian church that it was important for their love to grow; he wanted them to love others even though they were suffering and being afflicted","AFFLICTED,BEING,CHURCH,GROW,HE,IMPORTANT,LOVE,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SUFFERING,THESSALONIAN,TOLD,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,4,10,"The love of the Thessalonian church toward other believers was so apparent that Paul knew about it","BELIEVERS,CHURCH,KNEW,LOVE,PAUL,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,4,10,"The Thessalonian church had brotherly love toward all Christians who live in Macedonia","ALL,BROTHERLY,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,LIVE,LOVE,MACEDONIA,THESSALONIAN,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,11,"It is good for Christians to be quiet","CHRISTIANS,GOOD,QUIET"
1 Thessalonians,4,11,"It is good for Christians to mind their own business","BUSINESS,CHRISTIANS,GOOD,MIND,OWN"
1 Thessalonians,4,11,"It is good for Christians to work with their hands","CHRISTIANS,GOOD,HANDS,WORK"
1 Thessalonians,4,11,"Paul wanted the Thessalonian church to learn to be quiet","CHURCH,LEARN,PAUL,QUIET,THESSALONIAN,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,4,11,"Paul wanted the Thessalonian church to learn to mind its own business","BUSINESS,CHURCH,LEARN,MIND,OWN,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,4,11,"Paul wanted the Thessalonian church to learn to work with its hands","CHURCH,HANDS,LEARN,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,WANTED,WORK"
1 Thessalonians,4,11,"There are some virtues that do not come naturally, and that we have to learn; it is important for us to learn them so that we may please God","COME,DO,GOD,IMPORTANT,LEARN,NATURALLY,NOT,PLEASE,SOME,THERE"
1 Thessalonians,4,12,"Christians do not have the right to treat people outside of the church dishonestly or unfairly","CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,DO,NOT,OUTSIDE,PEOPLE,RIGHT,TREAT"
1 Thessalonians,4,12,"It is important for Christians to treat people outside of the church honestly and fairly","CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,FAIRLY,HONESTLY,IMPORTANT,OUTSIDE,PEOPLE,TREAT"
1 Thessalonians,4,12,"Paul commanded the persecuted Thessalonian church to be quiet, mind their own business, and work with their hands, so that they could treat people outside of the church honestly and fairly","BUSINESS,CHURCH,COMMANDED,FAIRLY,HANDS,HONESTLY,MIND,OUTSIDE,OWN,PAUL,PEOPLE,PERSECUTED,QUIET,THESSALONIAN,TREAT,WORK"
1 Thessalonians,4,12,"Paul commanded the persecuted Thessalonian church to work with their hands, so that they would lack nothing","CHURCH,COMMANDED,HANDS,LACK,NOTHING,PAUL,PERSECUTED,THESSALONIAN,WORK"
1 Thessalonians,4,12,"Paul taught the Thessalonians to meet their material needs by working with their hands; he taught them to work in order to support themselves, instead of giving them a handout","GIVING,HANDS,HE,INSTEAD,MATERIAL,MEET,NEEDS,ORDER,PAUL,SUPPORT,TAUGHT,THESSALONIANS,WORK,WORKING"
1 Thessalonians,4,13,"Paul did not want the Thessalonian church to be ignorant of end times doctrines","CHURCH,DOCTRINES,END,IGNORANT,NOT,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,TIMES,WANT"
1 Thessalonians,4,13,"Paul did not want the Thessalonian church to be sorrowful over those who had died","CHURCH,DIED,NOT,PAUL,SORROWFUL,THESSALONIAN,WANT,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,13,"Paul referred to the dead as those who were asleep; he compared death to sleep","ASLEEP,COMPARED,DEAD,DEATH,HE,PAUL,REFERRED,SLEEP,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,13,"Those outside of the church experience great sorrow when a person dies; Christians do not have to experience those same depths of sorrow","CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,DEPTHS,DIES,DO,EXPERIENCE,GREAT,NOT,OUTSIDE,PERSON,SAME,SORROW,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,4,13,"Those who are inside of the church have hope - a hope that is greater than death","CHURCH,DEATH,GREATER,HOPE,INSIDE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,13,"Those who are outside of the church have no hope","CHURCH,HOPE,NO,OUTSIDE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,14,"For Christians, death is not the end; there is a resurrection to come","CHRISTIANS,COME,DEATH,END,NOT,RESURRECTION,THERE"
1 Thessalonians,4,14,"God has promised a resurrection for all Christians who have died","ALL,CHRISTIANS,DIED,GOD,PROMISED,RESURRECTION,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,14,"Jesus actually died; His death was real","ACTUALLY,DEATH,DIED,HIS,JESUS,REAL"
1 Thessalonians,4,14,"Jesus is going to return","GOING,JESUS,RETURN"
1 Thessalonians,4,14,"Jesus rose from the dead; His resurrection was real","DEAD,HIS,JESUS,REAL,RESURRECTION,ROSE"
1 Thessalonians,4,14,"Just as Jesus died and rose again, so those who are dead in Christ will one day rise again","AGAIN,CHRIST,DAY,DEAD,DIED,JESUS,JUST,ONE,RISE,ROSE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,14,"Paul refers to Jesus as God","GOD,JESUS,PAUL,REFERS"
1 Thessalonians,4,14,"Paul said that when Jesus returns He will bring the dead in Christ with Him","BRING,CHRIST,DEAD,HE,HIM,JESUS,PAUL,RETURNS,SAID,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,4,14,"Paul thought it was very important for the persecuted Thessalonian church to know about the resurrection to come, and to focus on it; he thought that the doctrines of end times were very important and relevant for them","CHURCH,COME,DOCTRINES,END,FOCUS,HE,IMPORTANT,KNOW,PAUL,PERSECUTED,RESURRECTION,THESSALONIAN,THOUGHT,TIMES"
1 Thessalonians,4,14,"The dead will be raised when Jesus returns","DEAD,JESUS,RAISED,RETURNS,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,4,14,"The reason we can have hope is because of the resurrection to come","BECAUSE,CAN,COME,HOPE,REASON,RESURRECTION"
1 Thessalonians,4,14,"The reason we do not need to be sorrowful over death to the same degree that the unbelieving world does is because we know there is a resurrection to come; the dead will live again","AGAIN,BECAUSE,COME,DEAD,DEATH,DEGREE,DO,KNOW,LIVE,NEED,NOT,REASON,RESURRECTION,SAME,SORROWFUL,THERE,UNBELIEVING,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,4,15,"The doctrine of the resurrection comes from God, not from men","COMES,DOCTRINE,GOD,MEN,NOT,RESURRECTION"
1 Thessalonians,4,15,"The doctrine of the return of Jesus comes from God, not from men","COMES,DOCTRINE,GOD,JESUS,MEN,NOT,RETURN"
1 Thessalonians,4,15,"There are some Christians who will still be alive when the Lord Jesus returns to this world","ALIVE,CHRISTIANS,JESUS,LORD,RETURNS,SOME,THERE,WHEN,WHO,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,4,15,"When Jesus returns, some Christians will be alive and some will be dead; the fact that some will still be alive will not impair the resurrection of those who are dead","ALIVE,CHRISTIANS,DEAD,FACT,JESUS,NOT,RESURRECTION,RETURNS,SOME,WHEN,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"Jesus is currently in Heaven","HEAVEN,JESUS"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"Jesus is not going to return secretly; when He comes, the archangel's voice will be heard and the trumpet of God will sound","ARCHANGEL,COMES,GOD,GOING,HE,HEARD,JESUS,NOT,RETURN,SECRETLY,SOUND,TRUMPET,VOICE,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"Paul believed that the resurrection was a core doctrine that the church needed to know; he referred to it often","BELIEVED,CHURCH,DOCTRINE,HE,KNOW,NEEDED,OFTEN,PAUL,REFERRED,RESURRECTION"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"The Bible teaches that there will be a resurrection of the dead; it does not teach reincarnation","BIBLE,DEAD,NOT,RESURRECTION,TEACH,TEACHES,THERE"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"The day is coming when the Lord Jesus will descend from Heaven with a shout","COMING,DAY,DESCEND,HEAVEN,JESUS,LORD,SHOUT,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"The day is coming when those who are dead in Christ will be resurrected; they will rise again (which is why Paul compared them to people who are asleep)","AGAIN,ASLEEP,CHRIST,COMING,COMPARED,DAY,DEAD,PAUL,PEOPLE,RESURRECTED,RISE,WHEN,WHICH,WHO,WHY"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"The people who will be resurrected when the Lord Jesus returns are those who are dead in Christ","CHRIST,DEAD,JESUS,LORD,PEOPLE,RESURRECTED,RETURNS,WHEN,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"The reason Christians can have hope is because the dead in Christ will rise again","AGAIN,BECAUSE,CAN,CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,DEAD,HOPE,REASON,RISE"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"There is a trumpet of God","GOD,THERE,TRUMPET"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"There is an archangel","ARCHANGEL,THERE"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"There is only one archangel","ARCHANGEL,ONE,ONLY,THERE"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"When the Lord Jesus descends from Heaven, the trumpet of God will sound","GOD,HEAVEN,JESUS,LORD,SOUND,TRUMPET,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"When the Lord Jesus descends from Heaven, the voice of the archangel will be heard; the archangel will speak","ARCHANGEL,HEARD,HEAVEN,JESUS,LORD,SPEAK,VOICE,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,4,16,"When the Lord Jesus returns, those who are dead in Christ will rise first","CHRIST,DEAD,FIRST,JESUS,LORD,RETURNS,RISE,WHEN,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,17,"After Jesus has raised the dead, both the living and the resurrected will be caught up to meet Him in the air","AFTER,AIR,CAUGHT,DEAD,HIM,JESUS,LIVING,MEET,RAISED,RESURRECTED,UP"
1 Thessalonians,4,17,"After Jesus has raised those who are dead in Christ, we who are alive will be caught up (harpazo / raptured) to meet the Lord in the air","AFTER,AIR,ALIVE,CAUGHT,CHRIST,DEAD,JESUS,LORD,MEET,RAISED,RAPTURED,UP,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,4,17,"After the resurrection, we will ever be with the Lord; we will not be parted from Him again","AFTER,AGAIN,HIM,LORD,NOT,PARTED,RESURRECTION"
1 Thessalonians,4,17,"At the rapture, we will be caught up with the living in the clouds; the place where we will meet Jesus in the air seems to be in the midst of clouds","AIR,CAUGHT,CLOUDS,JESUS,LIVING,MEET,MIDST,PLACE,RAPTURE,SEEMS,UP,WHERE"
1 Thessalonians,4,17,"The place where we will meet Jesus is in the air","AIR,JESUS,MEET,PLACE,WHERE"
1 Thessalonians,4,18,"Paul believed that the doctrine of the rapture should be a source of great comfort to the Thessalonian church","BELIEVED,CHURCH,COMFORT,DOCTRINE,GREAT,PAUL,RAPTURE,SHOULD,SOURCE,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,4,18,"Paul did not say that the doctrines of end times were irrelevant and a distraction; instead he taught that they were an important source of comfort","COMFORT,DISTRACTION,DOCTRINES,END,HE,IMPORTANT,INSTEAD,NOT,PAUL,SAY,SOURCE,TAUGHT,TIMES"
1 Thessalonians,4,18,"Paul wanted the church to teach the doctrine of the rapture; he didn't want them to ignore or disregard it","CHURCH,DISREGARD,DOCTRINE,HE,IGNORE,PAUL,RAPTURE,TEACH,WANT,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,4,18,"Paul wanted the Thessalonian church to use the doctrines of the return of Christ and the rapture to comfort one another","ANOTHER,CHRIST,CHURCH,COMFORT,DOCTRINES,ONE,PAUL,RAPTURE,RETURN,THESSALONIAN,USE,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,4,18,"The rapture should be something that brings us comfort, not a source of fear or anxiety","BRINGS,COMFORT,FEAR,NOT,RAPTURE,SHOULD,SOMETHING,SOURCE"
1 Thessalonians,5,1,"It is possible to know the times and seasons","KNOW,POSSIBLE,SEASONS,TIMES"
1 Thessalonians,5,1,"Paul did not need to explain to the Thessalonian church the times and seasons of the Lord's return","CHURCH,EXPLAIN,LORD,NEED,NOT,PAUL,RETURN,SEASONS,THESSALONIAN,TIMES"
1 Thessalonians,5,1,"The persecuted Thessalonian church had a solid understanding of end times prophecy; this included knowledge of the times and the seasons","CHURCH,END,INCLUDED,KNOWLEDGE,PERSECUTED,PROPHECY,SEASONS,SOLID,THESSALONIAN,TIMES,UNDERSTANDING"
1 Thessalonians,5,1,"There is a season of the Lord's return","LORD,RETURN,SEASON,THERE"
1 Thessalonians,5,1,"There is a time of the Lord's return","LORD,RETURN,THERE,TIME"
1 Thessalonians,5,2,"Paul compares the coming of the tribulation to a thief breaking in unexpectedly at night","BREAKING,COMING,COMPARES,NIGHT,PAUL,THIEF,TRIBULATION,UNEXPECTEDLY"
1 Thessalonians,5,2,"Paul talks about the season of the day of the Lord (the tribulation), but he doesn't say anything about the times and seasons of the rapture","ANYTHING,DAY,HE,LORD,PAUL,RAPTURE,SAY,SEASON,SEASONS,TALKS,TIMES,TRIBULATION"
1 Thessalonians,5,2,"The church should have a good understanding of the times and seasons, when it comes to end times theology; Paul expected the church to know these things","CHURCH,COMES,END,EXPECTED,GOOD,KNOW,PAUL,SEASONS,SHOULD,THEOLOGY,THESE,THINGS,TIMES,UNDERSTANDING,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,5,2,"The day of the Lord (the tribulation) will come upon the world unexpectedly; they will not see it coming","COME,COMING,DAY,LORD,NOT,SEE,TRIBULATION,UNEXPECTEDLY,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,2,"The Thessalonian church understood that the tribulation period would catch the world by surprise","CATCH,CHURCH,SURPRISE,THESSALONIAN,TRIBULATION,UNDERSTOOD,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,2,"When the tribulation happens, the world will not see it coming; they will have no idea that terrible times are at hand and things are about to get very bad; this strongly implies that life will be very good right before the tribulation","BAD,BEFORE,COMING,GOOD,HAND,HAPPENS,IDEA,IMPLIES,LIFE,NO,NOT,RIGHT,SEE,STRONGLY,TERRIBLE,THINGS,TIMES,TRIBULATION,WHEN,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,3,"Paul compares the day of the Lord to the birth pains of a pregnant mother; they unexpectedly come out of nowhere, and are very intense","BIRTH,COME,COMPARES,DAY,LORD,MOTHER,PAINS,PAUL,PREGNANT,UNEXPECTEDLY"
1 Thessalonians,5,3,"Paul describes a pregnant woman as a woman with child; he very clearly says that the unborn life within the mother is a child (a human being)","BEING,CHILD,CLEARLY,DESCRIBES,HE,HUMAN,LIFE,MOTHER,PAUL,PREGNANT,SAYS,UNBORN,WOMAN"
1 Thessalonians,5,3,"Right before the tribulation happens, the world will be at peace","BEFORE,HAPPENS,PEACE,RIGHT,TRIBULATION,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,3,"Right before the tribulation happens, the world will experience great safety","BEFORE,EXPERIENCE,GREAT,HAPPENS,RIGHT,SAFETY,TRIBULATION,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,3,"The day of the Lord (the tribulation) will be sudden destruction; the world will be suddenly destroyed","DAY,DESTROYED,DESTRUCTION,LORD,SUDDEN,SUDDENLY,TRIBULATION,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,3,"The destruction of the tribulation will be very sudden","DESTRUCTION,SUDDEN,TRIBULATION"
1 Thessalonians,5,3,"The world will be completely surprised by the tribulation because before it begins the world is experiencing peace and safety","BECAUSE,BEFORE,BEGINS,COMPLETELY,EXPERIENCING,PEACE,SAFETY,SURPRISED,TRIBULATION,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,3,"The world will not escape the destruction of the tribulation","DESTRUCTION,ESCAPE,NOT,TRIBULATION,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,4,"Although the tribulation will overtake the world as a thief in the night, it will not be a surprise to the church","ALTHOUGH,CHURCH,NIGHT,NOT,OVERTAKE,SURPRISE,THIEF,TRIBULATION,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,4,"It is bad to be caught by surprise by the tribulation","BAD,CAUGHT,SURPRISE,TRIBULATION"
1 Thessalonians,5,4,"It is bad to be in darkness when it comes to the tribulation","BAD,COMES,DARKNESS,TRIBULATION,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,5,4,"Paul compares the tribulation period to a thief who brings sudden and unexpected destruction","BRINGS,COMPARES,DESTRUCTION,PAUL,SUDDEN,THIEF,TRIBULATION,UNEXPECTED,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,4,"The church is not in darkness; God has revealed the times and seasons to us","CHURCH,DARKNESS,GOD,NOT,REVEALED,SEASONS,TIMES"
1 Thessalonians,5,4,"The reason the church will not be surprised by the tribulation is because we are not in darkness","BECAUSE,CHURCH,DARKNESS,NOT,REASON,SURPRISED,TRIBULATION"
1 Thessalonians,5,4,"The tribulation period will not overtake the church; we will not have to endure that time","CHURCH,ENDURE,NOT,OVERTAKE,TIME,TRIBULATION"
1 Thessalonians,5,4,"When it comes to the end times, Christians have an enormous advantage over the world","ADVANTAGE,CHRISTIANS,COMES,END,ENORMOUS,TIMES,WHEN,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,5,"Christians are fundamentally different from the world","CHRISTIANS,DIFFERENT,FUNDAMENTALLY,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,5,"Christians are not of the darkness","CHRISTIANS,DARKNESS,NOT"
1 Thessalonians,5,5,"Christians are not of the night","CHRISTIANS,NIGHT,NOT"
1 Thessalonians,5,5,"Christians are the children of light","CHILDREN,CHRISTIANS,LIGHT"
1 Thessalonians,5,5,"Christians are the children of the day","CHILDREN,CHRISTIANS,DAY"
1 Thessalonians,5,5,"It is bad to be of the night, and of the darkness","BAD,DARKNESS,NIGHT"
1 Thessalonians,5,5,"It is good to be of the light, and of the day","DAY,GOOD,LIGHT"
1 Thessalonians,5,5,"The nature of a Christian is completely opposite of the nature of a non-Christian","CHRISTIAN,COMPLETELY,NATURE,OPPOSITE"
1 Thessalonians,5,5,"Those who are not saved are of the darkness","DARKNESS,NOT,SAVED,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,5,"Those who are not saved are of the night","NIGHT,NOT,SAVED,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,6,"Christians must soberly watch for the Lord's return","CHRISTIANS,LORD,MUST,RETURN,SOBERLY,WATCH"
1 Thessalonians,5,6,"Christians should be characterized by watchfulness","CHARACTERIZED,CHRISTIANS,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,5,6,"Paul commanded the church to not fall asleep when it comes to the end times; he expected the church to be fully aware of the subject, to know the times and the seasons, and to be actively watching","ACTIVELY,ASLEEP,AWARE,CHURCH,COMES,COMMANDED,END,EXPECTED,FALL,FULLY,HE,KNOW,NOT,PAUL,SEASONS,SUBJECT,TIMES,WATCHING,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,5,6,"Paul did not want the church to ignore the subject of end times prophecy; he thought it was very important","CHURCH,END,HE,IGNORE,IMPORTANT,NOT,PAUL,PROPHECY,SUBJECT,THOUGHT,TIMES,WANT"
1 Thessalonians,5,6,"Paul thought that even the persecuted Thessalonian church should be very aware of end times prophecy and should have a perfect knowledge of it","AWARE,CHURCH,END,KNOWLEDGE,PAUL,PERFECT,PERSECUTED,PROPHECY,SHOULD,THESSALONIAN,THOUGHT,TIMES"
1 Thessalonians,5,6,"Paul wanted Christians to be alert and sober, and keep watch; he wanted Christians to remain on guard","ALERT,CHRISTIANS,GUARD,HE,KEEP,PAUL,REMAIN,SOBER,WANTED,WATCH"
1 Thessalonians,5,6,"Some people had fallen asleep when it came to end times prophecy and were ignoring it; Paul said that was a bad thing, and we must not do that","ASLEEP,BAD,DO,END,FALLEN,IGNORING,MUST,NOT,PAUL,PEOPLE,PROPHECY,SAID,SOME,THING,TIMES,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,5,6,"When it comes to the Lord's return, there is something specific we can be watching for","CAN,COMES,LORD,RETURN,SOMETHING,SPECIFIC,THERE,WATCHING,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,5,7,"A lack of watchfulness regarding the Lord's return is a characteristic of the lost; it should not be a characteristic of Christians","CHARACTERISTIC,CHRISTIANS,LACK,LORD,LOST,NOT,REGARDING,RETURN,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,5,7,"Drunken behavior is a characteristic of the lost; it should not be a characteristic of Christians","BEHAVIOR,CHARACTERISTIC,CHRISTIANS,DRUNKEN,LOST,NOT,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,5,7,"Paul said that drunken behavior should be reserved for the lost world, who are living in the night; it is not appropriate for Christians who are watching for the return of the Lord Jesus","APPROPRIATE,BEHAVIOR,CHRISTIANS,DRUNKEN,JESUS,LIVING,LORD,LOST,NIGHT,NOT,PAUL,RESERVED,RETURN,SAID,SHOULD,WATCHING,WHO,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,7,"Paul said that sleep should be reserved for the lost world, who are living in the night; it is not appropriate for Christians to stop watching","APPROPRIATE,CHRISTIANS,LIVING,LOST,NIGHT,NOT,PAUL,RESERVED,SAID,SHOULD,SLEEP,STOP,WATCHING,WHO,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,8,"Christians must lead sober lives","CHRISTIANS,LEAD,LIVES,MUST,SOBER"
1 Thessalonians,5,8,"Christians must not lose hope","CHRISTIANS,HOPE,LOSE,MUST,NOT"
1 Thessalonians,5,8,"Christians must pursue faith","CHRISTIANS,FAITH,MUST,PURSUE"
1 Thessalonians,5,8,"Christians must pursue love","CHRISTIANS,LOVE,MUST,PURSUE"
1 Thessalonians,5,8,"It is good to have faith, and to hold on to faith in the midst of persecution","FAITH,GOOD,HOLD,MIDST,PERSECUTION"
1 Thessalonians,5,8,"It is good to lead a sober and watchful life","GOOD,LEAD,LIFE,SOBER,WATCHFUL"
1 Thessalonians,5,8,"It is good to pursue love, even in times of great affliction","AFFLICTION,GOOD,GREAT,LOVE,PURSUE,TIMES"
1 Thessalonians,5,8,"Our salvation should give us great hope, for it speaks of a resurrection to come","COME,GIVE,GREAT,HOPE,OUR,RESURRECTION,SALVATION,SHOULD,SPEAKS"
1 Thessalonians,5,8,"Paul said that faith and love were a breastplate (a piece of armor that protects us)","ARMOR,BREASTPLATE,FAITH,LOVE,PAUL,PIECE,PROTECTS,SAID"
1 Thessalonians,5,8,"Paul said that salvation was a helmet (a piece of armor that protects us)","ARMOR,HELMET,PAUL,PIECE,PROTECTS,SAID,SALVATION"
1 Thessalonians,5,8,"Since we are watching for the Lord's return, we must be sober; we must pursue faith and love, and hold on to our salvation","FAITH,HOLD,LORD,LOVE,MUST,OUR,PURSUE,RETURN,SALVATION,SINCE,SOBER,WATCHING"
1 Thessalonians,5,8,"We must not lose hope; our salvation gives us great hope, because of the promise of the resurrection to come","BECAUSE,COME,GIVES,GREAT,HOPE,LOSE,MUST,NOT,OUR,PROMISE,RESURRECTION,SALVATION"
1 Thessalonians,5,9,"Christians are saved through the Lord Jesus Christ","CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,JESUS,LORD,SAVED"
1 Thessalonians,5,9,"God has appointed the world to wrath, but not the church","APPOINTED,CHURCH,GOD,NOT,WORLD,WRATH"
1 Thessalonians,5,9,"God has not appointed the church to face the wrath of the tribulation","APPOINTED,CHURCH,FACE,GOD,NOT,TRIBULATION,WRATH"
1 Thessalonians,5,9,"God has not appointed the church to wrath","APPOINTED,CHURCH,GOD,NOT,WRATH"
1 Thessalonians,5,9,"Salvation is only possible through Jesus; there is no other path to salvation, and no other way to be saved","JESUS,NO,ONLY,PATH,POSSIBLE,SALVATION,SAVED,THERE"
1 Thessalonians,5,9,"The Lord Jesus is the one who is going to save us from the tribulation","GOING,JESUS,LORD,ONE,SAVE,TRIBULATION,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,9,"The tribulation is the wrath of God, which He is pouring out upon the world (those who are in darkness)","DARKNESS,GOD,HE,POURING,TRIBULATION,WHICH,WHO,WORLD,WRATH"
1 Thessalonians,5,10,"Jesus died so that we might always be with Him","ALWAYS,DIED,HIM,JESUS,MIGHT"
1 Thessalonians,5,10,"Jesus loves us","JESUS,LOVES"
1 Thessalonians,5,10,"Jesus paid a very great price to save us","GREAT,JESUS,PAID,PRICE,SAVE"
1 Thessalonians,5,10,"Jesus wants us to be with Him","HIM,JESUS,WANTS"
1 Thessalonians,5,10,"Our salvation was purchased by the death of the Lord Jesus","DEATH,JESUS,LORD,OUR,PURCHASED,SALVATION"
1 Thessalonians,5,10,"The Lord Jesus Christ died for us (the church; those who are in the light)","CHRIST,CHURCH,DIED,JESUS,LIGHT,LORD,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,10,"The only way we can be saved is by the death of the Lord Jesus","CAN,DEATH,JESUS,LORD,ONLY,SAVED"
1 Thessalonians,5,10,"Those who are alive in Christ (who Paul says are 'awake', since their body is not dead) are together with Jesus","ALIVE,AWAKE,BODY,CHRIST,DEAD,JESUS,NOT,PAUL,SAYS,SINCE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,10,"Those who are dead in Christ (who Paul says are 'sleeping', since their body is dead) are together with Jesus","BODY,CHRIST,DEAD,JESUS,PAUL,SAYS,SINCE,SLEEPING,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,10,"We are with Jesus no matter where we are","JESUS,MATTER,NO,WHERE"
1 Thessalonians,5,10,"We should want to be with Jesus","JESUS,SHOULD,WANT"
1 Thessalonians,5,10,"Whether we are alive or dead, we are with Christ; He is with us in this life, and when we die we will go to be with Him","ALIVE,CHRIST,DEAD,DIE,GO,HE,HIM,LIFE,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,5,11,"Christians should comfort one another","ANOTHER,CHRISTIANS,COMFORT,ONE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,5,11,"Christians should edify one another","ANOTHER,CHRISTIANS,EDIFY,ONE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,5,11,"It is good to comfort others","COMFORT,GOOD"
1 Thessalonians,5,11,"It is good to edify others","EDIFY,GOOD"
1 Thessalonians,5,11,"It is good to talk about the rapture, and the doctrines of end times prophecy","DOCTRINES,END,GOOD,PROPHECY,RAPTURE,TALK,TIMES"
1 Thessalonians,5,11,"The doctrine of the rapture should bring comfort to the church","BRING,CHURCH,COMFORT,DOCTRINE,RAPTURE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,5,11,"The Thessalonian Christians were already comforting one another; Paul urged them to continue to do that","ANOTHER,CHRISTIANS,COMFORTING,CONTINUE,DO,ONE,PAUL,THESSALONIAN,URGED"
1 Thessalonians,5,12,"Christians should know their leaders; they should know the people who have authority over them in the church","AUTHORITY,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,KNOW,LEADERS,PEOPLE,SHOULD,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,12,"It is good for Christians to be admonished","ADMONISHED,CHRISTIANS,GOOD"
1 Thessalonians,5,12,"It is the responsibility of those who have leadership over the church to admonish those who are within it","ADMONISH,CHURCH,LEADERSHIP,RESPONSIBILITY,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,12,"There are those who admonish other Christians in the church","ADMONISH,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,THERE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,12,"There are those who are over other Christians in the church, and who have authority over the church","AUTHORITY,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,THERE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,12,"There are those who labor among Christians in the church","AMONG,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,LABOR,THERE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,12,"There should be people in the church who have authority over the church, and who admonish those within the church","ADMONISH,AUTHORITY,CHURCH,PEOPLE,SHOULD,THERE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,13,"Christians in the church should be at peace with one another","ANOTHER,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,ONE,PEACE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,5,13,"Christians should have great love for those who have authority over them in the church","AUTHORITY,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,GREAT,LOVE,SHOULD,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,13,"Christians should highly esteem those who have authority over them in the church","AUTHORITY,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,ESTEEM,HIGHLY,SHOULD,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,13,"The church should be characterized by peace","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCH,PEACE,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,5,13,"The reason Christians should esteem those who have authority over the church, and have love for them, is for the sake of their work","AUTHORITY,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,ESTEEM,LOVE,REASON,SAKE,SHOULD,WHO,WORK"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"Christians have a responsibility to comfort those who need it","CHRISTIANS,COMFORT,NEED,RESPONSIBILITY,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"Christians have a responsibility to help those who are in need of help","CHRISTIANS,HELP,NEED,RESPONSIBILITY,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"Christians must be patient toward everyone","CHRISTIANS,EVERYONE,MUST,PATIENT"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"Christians should comfort those who are feeble minded","CHRISTIANS,COMFORT,FEEBLE,MINDED,SHOULD,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"Christians should support those who are week","CHRISTIANS,SHOULD,SUPPORT,WEEK,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"It is good to be patient","GOOD,PATIENT"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"It is good to warn Christians to behave and do what is right","BEHAVE,CHRISTIANS,DO,GOOD,RIGHT,WARN,WHAT"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"It is wrong for Christians to be unruly","CHRISTIANS,UNRULY,WRONG"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"Paul exhorted the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,EXHORTED,PAUL,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"The church must not allow people to be unruly in the church; they should warn people who are misbehaving and put a stop to that behavior","ALLOW,BEHAVIOR,CHURCH,MUST,NOT,PEOPLE,PUT,SHOULD,STOP,UNRULY,WARN,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"There are some people in the church who are feeble minded","CHURCH,FEEBLE,MINDED,PEOPLE,SOME,THERE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"There are some people in the church who are weak","CHURCH,PEOPLE,SOME,THERE,WEAK,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,14,"Those who are unruly in the church should be warned","CHURCH,SHOULD,UNRULY,WARNED,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,15,"Christians are not allowed to do evil to those who are outside the church","ALLOWED,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,DO,EVIL,NOT,OUTSIDE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,15,"Christians are not allowed to do evil to those who are within the church","ALLOWED,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,DO,EVIL,NOT,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,15,"Christians must always follow that which is good, no matter the circumstances","ALWAYS,CHRISTIANS,CIRCUMSTANCES,FOLLOW,GOOD,MATTER,MUST,NO,WHICH"
1 Thessalonians,5,15,"Christians must do good to everyone - those who are in the faith, and those who are outside it","CHRISTIANS,DO,EVERYONE,FAITH,GOOD,MUST,OUTSIDE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,15,"Christians must do that which is good, even when other people do evil things to them","CHRISTIANS,DO,EVIL,GOOD,MUST,PEOPLE,THINGS,WHEN,WHICH"
1 Thessalonians,5,15,"It is wrong to do evil to someone who has done evil to you","DO,DONE,EVIL,SOMEONE,WHO,WRONG,YOU"
1 Thessalonians,5,16,"Christians must always rejoice","ALWAYS,CHRISTIANS,MUST,REJOICE"
1 Thessalonians,5,16,"It is possible to rejoice in the midst of persecution, suffering, and affliction","AFFLICTION,MIDST,PERSECUTION,POSSIBLE,REJOICE,SUFFERING"
1 Thessalonians,5,16,"Paul told the persecuted and suffering Thessalonian church to rejoice","CHURCH,PAUL,PERSECUTED,REJOICE,SUFFERING,THESSALONIAN,TOLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,16,"The church must be characterized by rejoicing; this is true regardless of the circumstances that the church is going through","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCH,CIRCUMSTANCES,GOING,MUST,REGARDLESS,REJOICING,TRUE"
1 Thessalonians,5,17,"Christians must not stop praying","CHRISTIANS,MUST,NOT,PRAYING,STOP"
1 Thessalonians,5,17,"Prayer is important; Christians must not neglect it","CHRISTIANS,IMPORTANT,MUST,NEGLECT,NOT,PRAYER"
1 Thessalonians,5,18,"Being persecuted does not give us the right to stop being thankful","BEING,GIVE,NOT,PERSECUTED,RIGHT,STOP,THANKFUL"
1 Thessalonians,5,18,"Christians should be thankful","CHRISTIANS,SHOULD,THANKFUL"
1 Thessalonians,5,18,"Christians should give thanks for everything","CHRISTIANS,EVERYTHING,GIVE,SHOULD,THANKS"
1 Thessalonians,5,18,"It is an evil thing to not be thankful","EVIL,NOT,THANKFUL,THING"
1 Thessalonians,5,18,"It is God's will for us to be thankful, regardless of our circumstances","CIRCUMSTANCES,GOD,OUR,REGARDLESS,THANKFUL"
1 Thessalonians,5,18,"It is possible to be thankful in the midst of persecution and affliction","AFFLICTION,MIDST,PERSECUTION,POSSIBLE,THANKFUL"
1 Thessalonians,5,18,"Paul told the suffering and persecuted Thessalonian church to be thankful","CHURCH,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SUFFERING,THANKFUL,THESSALONIAN,TOLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,19,"Christians must not quench the Holy Spirit","CHRISTIANS,HOLY,MUST,NOT,QUENCH,SPIRIT"
1 Thessalonians,5,19,"It is an evil thing to quench the Holy Spirit","EVIL,HOLY,QUENCH,SPIRIT,THING"
1 Thessalonians,5,19,"It is possible to quench the Holy Spirit","HOLY,POSSIBLE,QUENCH,SPIRIT"
1 Thessalonians,5,20,"Christians must not despise prophecy","CHRISTIANS,DESPISE,MUST,NOT,PROPHECY"
1 Thessalonians,5,20,"It is an evil thing to despise prophecy","DESPISE,EVIL,PROPHECY,THING"
1 Thessalonians,5,20,"Paul believed that prophecy was real, and Christians should take it seriously","BELIEVED,CHRISTIANS,PAUL,PROPHECY,REAL,SERIOUSLY,SHOULD,TAKE"
1 Thessalonians,5,21,"A good church will test all doctrines; it will hold on to all doctrines that are true, and reject all doctrines that are false","ALL,CHURCH,DOCTRINES,FALSE,GOOD,HOLD,REJECT,TEST,TRUE"
1 Thessalonians,5,21,"Christians are not allowed to reject or compromise doctrines that are good and right and true","ALLOWED,CHRISTIANS,COMPROMISE,DOCTRINES,GOOD,NOT,REJECT,RIGHT,TRUE"
1 Thessalonians,5,21,"Christians must learn how to be discerning","CHRISTIANS,DISCERNING,LEARN,MUST"
1 Thessalonians,5,21,"Christians must reject false teachings and hold fast to teachings that are good and right and true","CHRISTIANS,FALSE,FAST,GOOD,HOLD,MUST,REJECT,RIGHT,TEACHINGS,TRUE"
1 Thessalonians,5,21,"Christians must test all doctrines; we are not allowed to believe everything we hear","ALL,ALLOWED,BELIEVE,CHRISTIANS,DOCTRINES,EVERYTHING,HEAR,MUST,NOT,TEST"
1 Thessalonians,5,21,"Even churches that are persecuted must learn to exercise discernment","CHURCHES,DISCERNMENT,EXERCISE,LEARN,MUST,PERSECUTED"
1 Thessalonians,5,21,"It is bad to accept a doctrine without testing it first","ACCEPT,BAD,DOCTRINE,FIRST,TESTING"
1 Thessalonians,5,21,"It is good to hold on to doctrines that are true","DOCTRINES,GOOD,HOLD,TRUE"
1 Thessalonians,5,21,"It is good to put doctrines to the test, to see if they are true or false","DOCTRINES,FALSE,GOOD,IF,PUT,SEE,TEST,TRUE"
1 Thessalonians,5,21,"Paul commanded the persecuted Thessalonian church to prove all things","ALL,CHURCH,COMMANDED,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PROVE,THESSALONIAN,THINGS"
1 Thessalonians,5,22,"Christians must abstain from all appearance of evil","ABSTAIN,ALL,APPEARANCE,CHRISTIANS,EVIL,MUST"
1 Thessalonians,5,22,"Christians must care about appearances; we have to be careful not to appear to be doing evil (which is very different from doing something that is good, but that the world hates and condemns)","APPEAR,APPEARANCES,CARE,CAREFUL,CHRISTIANS,CONDEMNS,DIFFERENT,DOING,EVIL,GOOD,HATES,MUST,NOT,SOMETHING,WHICH,WORLD"
1 Thessalonians,5,22,"It is bad for Christians to do things that appear to be evil (even if it is not actually evil)","ACTUALLY,APPEAR,BAD,CHRISTIANS,DO,EVIL,IF,NOT,THINGS"
1 Thessalonians,5,22,"It is not enough for Christians to abstain from evil; we must also not do anything that seems to be evil","ABSTAIN,ANYTHING,CHRISTIANS,DO,EVIL,MUST,NOT,SEEMS"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"Christians must seek to be blameless in all things; no amount of sin is acceptable in the sight of God","ACCEPTABLE,ALL,AMOUNT,BLAMELESS,CHRISTIANS,GOD,MUST,NO,SEEK,SIGHT,SIN,THINGS"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"Christians should seek to be sanctified","CHRISTIANS,SANCTIFIED,SEEK,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"God is a God is peace","GOD,PEACE"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"God is able to wholly sanctify us","ABLE,GOD,SANCTIFY,WHOLLY"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"God is the one who is able to preserve us and make us blameless until the Lord Jesus returns for us","ABLE,BLAMELESS,GOD,JESUS,LORD,MAKE,ONE,PRESERVE,RETURNS,UNTIL,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"God is the one who sanctifies us","GOD,ONE,SANCTIFIES,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"It is important for us to be found blameless when the Lord Jesus comes for us","BLAMELESS,COMES,FOUND,IMPORTANT,JESUS,LORD,WHEN"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"It is possible for our body to not be blameless","BLAMELESS,BODY,NOT,OUR,POSSIBLE"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"It is possible for our soul to not be blameless","BLAMELESS,NOT,OUR,POSSIBLE,SOUL"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"It is possible for our spirit to not be blameless","BLAMELESS,NOT,OUR,POSSIBLE,SPIRIT"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"One day the Lord Jesus Christ is going to return for us","CHRIST,DAY,GOING,JESUS,LORD,ONE,RETURN"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"Paul continually makes references to the rapture; he keeps bringing up end times doctrines as something that was very relevant and important for the persecuted Thessalonian church to be focused on","BRINGING,CHURCH,CONTINUALLY,DOCTRINES,END,FOCUSED,HE,IMPORTANT,KEEPS,MAKES,PAUL,PERSECUTED,RAPTURE,REFERENCES,SOMETHING,THESSALONIAN,TIMES,UP"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"Paul prayed that our body would be blameless","BLAMELESS,BODY,OUR,PAUL,PRAYED"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"Paul prayed that our soul would be blameless","BLAMELESS,OUR,PAUL,PRAYED,SOUL"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"Paul prayed that our spirit would be blameless","BLAMELESS,OUR,PAUL,PRAYED,SPIRIT"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"Paul prayed to God that we would be blameless","BLAMELESS,GOD,PAUL,PRAYED"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"Paul wanted us to remain blameless until the Lord Jesus returns (at the rapture)","BLAMELESS,JESUS,LORD,PAUL,RAPTURE,REMAIN,RETURNS,UNTIL,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"People have a spirit, a soul, and a body; those are three different and separate things","BODY,DIFFERENT,PEOPLE,SEPARATE,SOUL,SPIRIT,THINGS,THREE"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"The spirit and soul are different; they are not two different words for the same thing","DIFFERENT,NOT,SAME,SOUL,SPIRIT,THING,TWO,WORDS"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"We have a body","BODY"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"We have a soul","SOUL"
1 Thessalonians,5,23,"We have a spirit","SPIRIT"
1 Thessalonians,5,24,"Jesus is faithful","FAITHFUL,JESUS"
1 Thessalonians,5,24,"Jesus is the one who has called us","CALLED,JESUS,ONE,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,24,"Jesus is the one who will make His promises come to pass; He will perform them with the power of His might","COME,HE,HIS,JESUS,MAKE,MIGHT,ONE,PASS,PERFORM,POWER,PROMISES,WHO"
1 Thessalonians,5,24,"Jesus will keep His promises; He will return for us, and raise us from the dead, and save us from the wrath to come","COME,DEAD,HE,HIS,JESUS,KEEP,PROMISES,RAISE,RETURN,SAVE,WRATH"
1 Thessalonians,5,24,"The reason we are saved is because Jesus called us","BECAUSE,CALLED,JESUS,REASON,SAVED"
1 Thessalonians,5,24,"We did not call ourselves; instead Jesus called us","CALL,CALLED,INSTEAD,JESUS,NOT,OURSELVES"
1 Thessalonians,5,24,"We did not save ourselves; instead Jesus saved us","INSTEAD,JESUS,NOT,OURSELVES,SAVE,SAVED"
1 Thessalonians,5,24,"We have been called","CALLED"
1 Thessalonians,5,25,"It is good to ask other people to pray for you","ASK,GOOD,PEOPLE,PRAY,YOU"
1 Thessalonians,5,25,"It is good to pray for others","GOOD,PRAY"
1 Thessalonians,5,25,"Paul asked the persecuted Thessalonian church to pray for him","ASKED,CHURCH,HIM,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PRAY,THESSALONIAN"
1 Thessalonians,5,25,"Paul believed that prayer mattered, and made a difference","BELIEVED,DIFFERENCE,MADE,MATTERED,PAUL,PRAYER"
1 Thessalonians,5,25,"Paul believed there was great value in having other people pray for him","BELIEVED,GREAT,HIM,PAUL,PEOPLE,PRAY,THERE,VALUE"
1 Thessalonians,5,25,"Paul sought the prayers of others","PAUL,PRAYERS,SOUGHT"
1 Thessalonians,5,25,"Paul valued the prayers of others","PAUL,PRAYERS,VALUED"
1 Thessalonians,5,26,"It is important to greet other Christians","CHRISTIANS,GREET,IMPORTANT"
1 Thessalonians,5,26,"Paul believed that it was appropriate to greet other Christians with a kiss; this was not seen as inappropriate or sexual","APPROPRIATE,BELIEVED,CHRISTIANS,GREET,INAPPROPRIATE,KISS,NOT,PAUL,SEEN,SEXUAL"
1 Thessalonians,5,27,"Christians are holy","CHRISTIANS,HOLY"
1 Thessalonians,5,27,"Christians should not ignore this letter","CHRISTIANS,IGNORE,LETTER,NOT,SHOULD"
1 Thessalonians,5,27,"It is good and important for Christians to read this letter","CHRISTIANS,GOOD,IMPORTANT,LETTER,READ"
1 Thessalonians,5,27,"It is good to read God's word aloud to others, so that they may hear it","ALOUD,GOD,GOOD,HEAR,READ,WORD"
1 Thessalonians,5,27,"Paul did not want this letter to be kept secret","KEPT,LETTER,NOT,PAUL,SECRET,WANT"
1 Thessalonians,5,27,"Paul thought that this letter was important; he wanted all Christians to know what it said","ALL,CHRISTIANS,HE,IMPORTANT,KNOW,LETTER,PAUL,SAID,THOUGHT,WANTED,WHAT"
1 Thessalonians,5,27,"Paul wanted this letter to be read to all Christians","ALL,CHRISTIANS,LETTER,PAUL,READ,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,5,27,"Paul wanted this letter to be read to everyone at the Thessalonian church","CHURCH,EVERYONE,LETTER,PAUL,READ,THESSALONIAN,WANTED"
1 Thessalonians,5,28,"It is good for us to pray that Jesus would give grace to others","GIVE,GOOD,GRACE,JESUS,PRAY"
1 Thessalonians,5,28,"It is good to receive grace from Jesus","GOOD,GRACE,JESUS,RECEIVE"
1 Thessalonians,5,28,"Jesus is able to give us grace","ABLE,GIVE,GRACE,JESUS"
1 Thessalonians,5,28,"Paul ends this letter with 'Amen' (let it be)","AMEN,ENDS,LET,LETTER,PAUL"
1 Thessalonians,5,28,"Paul prayed that the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ would be with the persecuted and suffering Thessalonian church","CHRIST,CHURCH,GRACE,JESUS,LORD,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PRAYED,SUFFERING,THESSALONIAN"