1 Thessalonians 2:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For you are our glory and our joy.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 1:14 : 14 Even as you have been ready, in part, to say that we are your glory, in the same way that you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
  • Prov 17:6 : 6 Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.
  • 1 Cor 11:7 : 7 For it is not right for a man to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 19For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?

  • Phil 2:16-18
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    16Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

    17And even if I am offered like a drink offering, giving myself for the cause and work of your faith, I am glad and have joy with you all:

    18And in the same way do you be glad and have a part in my joy.

  • 14Even as you have been ready, in part, to say that we are your glory, in the same way that you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

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    7For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

    8For it is life to us if you keep your faith in the Lord unchanged.

    9For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;

  • 2 Cor 2:2-3
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    2For if I give you sorrow, who then will make me glad, but he who is made sad by me?

    3And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.

  • 12So that glory may be given to the name of our Lord Jesus through you, and you may have glory in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 24Not that we have authority over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy: for it is faith which is your support.

  • 2 Cor 7:3-4
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    3It is not with the purpose of judging you that I say this: for I have said before that you are in our hearts for life and death together.

    4My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

  • 26So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

  • 2You yourselves are our letter, whose writing is in our heart, open for every man's reading and knowledge;

  • 14And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    5Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

    6And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

    7So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia.

  • 13But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy.

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    23If any question comes up about Titus, he is my brother-worker, working with me for you; or about the others, they are the representatives of the churches to the glory of Christ.

    24Make clear then to them, as representatives of the churches, the quality of your love, and that the things which we have said about you are true.

  • 4So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

  • 13So we have been comforted: and we had the greater joy in our comfort because of the joy of Titus, for his spirit had been made glad by you all.

  • 12For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

  • 1So my brothers, well loved and very dear to me, my joy and crown, be strong in the Lord, my loved ones.

  • 31So that, as it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

  • 13For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

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    16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

    17Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.

  • 12So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.

  • 7And our hope for you is certain; in the knowledge that as you take part in the troubles, so you will take part in the comfort.

  • 10At his coming, when he will have glory in his saints, and will be a cause of wonder in all those who had faith (because our witness among you had effect) in that day.

  • 12We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.

  • 7For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

  • 1For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect:

  • 4And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.

  • 1Now as to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and our meeting with him, it is our desire, my brothers,

  • Phil 1:4-5
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    4And in all my prayers for you all, making my request with joy,

    5Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;

  • 8To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:

  • 2Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in harmony and of one mind;

  • 20Now to God our Father be glory for ever and ever. So be it.

  • 20For he is the Yes to all the undertakings of God: and by him all the words of God are made certain and put into effect, to the glory of God through us.

  • 4At the coming of Christ who is our life, you will be seen with him in glory.

  • 17But whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

  • 6Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.

  • 6You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

  • 11Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.