1 Thessalonians 2:11

American Standard Version (1901)

as ye know how we [dealt with] each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging [you], and testifying,

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 4:14-15 : 14 I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children. 15 For though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet [have ye] not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the gospel.
  • 2 Tim 4:1-2 : 1 I charge [thee] in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
  • 1 Thess 2:7 : 7 But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
  • 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk,--that ye abound more and more.
  • 1 Tim 5:21 : 21 I charge [thee] in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
  • 1 Tim 6:2 : 2 And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but let them serve them the rather, because they that partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. These things teach and exhort.
  • 1 Tim 6:13 : 13 I charge thee in the sight of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
  • 1 Thess 5:11 : 11 Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.
  • 2 Thess 3:12 : 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
  • 1 Tim 5:7 : 7 These things also command, that they may be without reproach.
  • Titus 2:6 : 6 the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:
  • Titus 2:9 : 9 [ Exhort] servants to be in subjection to their own masters, [and] to be well-pleasing [to them] in all things; not gainsaying;
  • Titus 2:15 : 15 These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
  • Heb 13:22 : 22 But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written unto you in few words.
  • Eph 4:17 : 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,
  • Gen 50:16-17 : 16 And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, 17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
  • Num 27:19 : 19 and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
  • Deut 3:28 : 28 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.
  • Deut 31:14 : 14 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
  • 1 Chr 22:11-13 : 11 Now, my son, Jehovah be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of Jehovah thy God, as he hath spoken concerning thee. 12 Only Jehovah give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of Jehovah thy God. 13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Jehovah charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; fear not, neither be dismayed.
  • 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
  • 1 Chr 28:20 : 20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.
  • Ps 34:11 : 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
  • Prov 1:10 : 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.
  • Prov 1:15 : 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:
  • Prov 2:1 : 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
  • Prov 3:1 : 1 My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:
  • Prov 4:1-9 : 1 Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding: 2 For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live; 5 Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth; 6 Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee. 7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [Therefore] get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. 9 She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee. 10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many. 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness. 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
  • Prov 5:1-2 : 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
  • Prov 6:1 : 1 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;
  • Prov 7:1 : 1 My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.
  • Prov 7:24 : 24 Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.
  • Prov 31:1-9 : 1 The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. 2 What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes [to say], Where is strong drink? 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice [due] to any that is afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: 7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more. 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate. 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.
  • Acts 20:2 : 2 And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Thess 2:7-10
    4 verses
    80%

    7But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:

    8even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us.

    9For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

    10Ye are witnesses, and God [also], how holily and righteously and unblameably we behaved ourselves toward you that believe:

  • 1 Thess 2:12
    77%

    12to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.

  • 1 Thess 5:11-12
    2 verses
    77%

    11Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

    12But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

  • 2 Thess 3:7
    75%

    7For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

  • 2 Thess 2:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

    17comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.

  • 1 Thess 4:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk,--that ye abound more and more.

    2For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

  • 2 Cor 1:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;

    4who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

  • 1 Thess 3:7
    74%

    7for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith:

  • 1 Thess 1:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.

    6And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;

    7so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

  • 1 Thess 5:14
    74%

    14And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

  • 1 Thess 3:2-4
    3 verses
    73%

    2and sent Timothy, our brother and God's minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort [you] concerning your faith;

    3that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed.

    4For verily, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

  • 2 Cor 7:13
    73%

    13Therefore we have been comforted: And in our comfort we joyed the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit hath been refreshed by you all.

  • 1 Thess 3:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you:

    12and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also [do] toward you;

  • Eph 6:4
    73%

    4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

  • 2 Thess 3:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command.

    5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

  • 1 Cor 4:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

    15For though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet [have ye] not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the gospel.

  • 2 Cor 1:7
    72%

    7and our hope for you is stedfast; knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also are ye of the comfort.

  • 2 Cor 12:19
    72%

    19Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, [are] for your edifying.

  • 2 John 1:4
    71%

    4I rejoice greatly that I have found [certain] of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

  • 1 Thess 1:3
    71%

    3remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

  • 2 Cor 7:15
    71%

    15And his affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

  • 2 Cor 5:11
    71%

    11Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.

  • 2 Cor 1:12
    71%

    12For our glorifying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

  • 1 Thess 2:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath not been found vain:

    2but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God in much conflict.

  • Phlm 1:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.

    8Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting,

  • Eph 5:1
    70%

    1Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

  • 1 Thess 2:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who proveth our hearts.

    5For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;

  • 1 Thess 4:18
    70%

    18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

  • Heb 12:5
    70%

    5and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him;

  • Phil 2:22
    70%

    22But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child [serveth] a father, [so] he served with me in furtherance of the gospel.

  • 2 Cor 2:8
    70%

    8Wherefore I beseech you to confirm [your] love toward him.

  • 1 Thess 4:10
    70%

    10for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more;

  • 2 Thess 1:3
    70%

    3We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;