1 Thessalonians 1:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For from you the message of the Lord has echoed forth not just in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place reports of your faith in God have spread, so that we do not need to say anything.

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  • Rom 1:8 : 8 Paul’s Desire to Visit Rome First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.
  • 2 Thess 1:4 : 4 As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.
  • 2 Thess 3:1 : 1 Request for Prayer Finally, pray for us, brothers and sisters, that the Lord’s message may spread quickly and be honored as in fact it was among you,
  • 3 John 1:12 : 12 Worthy Demetrius Demetrius has been testified to by all, even by the truth itself. We also testify to him, and you know that our testimony is true.
  • Rev 14:6 : 6 Three Angels and Three Messages Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, and he had an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth– to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
  • Rev 22:17 : 17 And the Spirit and the bride say,“Come!” And let the one who hears say:“Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wants it take the water of life free of charge.
  • Rom 10:14-18 : 14 How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written,“How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news.” 16 But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says,“Lord, who has believed our report?” 17 Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ. 18 But I ask, have they not heard? Yes, they have: Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
  • Rom 16:19 : 19 Your obedience is known to all and thus I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.
  • 1 Cor 14:36 : 36 Did the word of God begin with you, or did it come to you alone?
  • 2 Cor 3:4 : 4 Now we have such confidence in God through Christ.
  • Exod 18:9 : 9 Jethro rejoiced because of all the good that the LORD had done for Israel, whom he had delivered from the hand of Egypt.
  • Isa 2:3 : 3 many peoples will come and say,“Come, let us go up to the LORD’s mountain, to the temple of the God of Jacob, so he can teach us his requirements, and we can follow his standards.” For Zion will be the center for moral instruction; the LORD’s message will issue from Jerusalem.
  • Isa 52:7 : 7 How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains the feet of a messenger who announces peace, a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance, who says to Zion,“Your God reigns!”
  • Isa 66:19 : 19 I will perform a mighty act among them and then send some of those who remain to the nations– to Tarshish, Pul, Lud(known for its archers), Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands that have not heard about me or seen my splendor. They will tell the nations of my splendor.

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  • 1 Thess 1:5-7
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    5 in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).

    6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.

    7 As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

  • 1 Thess 1:9
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    9 For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

  • Rom 1:8
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    8 Paul’s Desire to Visit Rome First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

  • Col 1:4
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    4 since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

  • 2 Thess 1:3-4
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    3 Thanksgiving We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.

    4 As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.

  • 2 Cor 8:1-2
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    1 Completing the Collection for the Saints Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia,

    2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity.

  • 2 Cor 8:6-8
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    6 Thus we urged Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work, so also he should complete this act of kindness for you.

    7 But as you excel in everything– in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you– make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too.

    8 I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others.

  • Phlm 1:5-6
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    5 because I hear of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.

    6 I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.

  • 2 Cor 1:12-14
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    12 Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.

    13 For we do not write you anything other than what you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely

    14 just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

  • Eph 1:15
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    15 Prayer for Wisdom and Revelation For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

  • Phil 1:27-28
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    27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that– whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent– I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

    28 and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation– a sign which is from God.

  • 1 Thess 3:6-7
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    6 But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!

    7 So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16 and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • 1 Thess 2:13
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    13 And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.

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    18 And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the gospel.

    19 In addition, this brother has also been chosen by the churches as our traveling companion as we administer this generous gift to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help.

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    24 I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

  • 2 Cor 10:14-16
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    14 For we were not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach as far as you, because we were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel about Christ.

    15 Nor do we boast beyond certain limits in the work done by others, but we hope that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded among you according to our limits,

    16 so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.

  • 1 Cor 1:5-6
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    5 For you were made rich in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge–

    6 just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you–

  • 2 Thess 1:11-12
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    11 And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,

    12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Cor 9:2-4
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    2 because I know your eagerness to help. I keep boasting to the Macedonians about this eagerness of yours, that Achaia has been ready to give since last year, and your zeal to participate has stirred up most of them.

    3 But I am sending these brothers so that our boasting about you may not be empty in this case, so that you may be ready just as I kept telling them.

    4 For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated(not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.

  • Col 1:6
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    6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.

  • Phil 1:5
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    5 because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.

  • Col 1:8
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    8 who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

  • Phil 1:14
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    14 and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.

  • 1 Thess 2:1-2
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    1 Paul’s Ministry in Thessalonica For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, about our coming to you– it has not proven to be purposeless.

    2 But although we suffered earlier and were mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of much opposition.

  • 1 Thess 1:3
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    3 because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Cor 9:13
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    13 Through the evidence of this service they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing with them and with everyone.

  • 1 Thess 4:10
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    10 And indeed you are practicing it toward all the brothers and sisters in all of Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,

  • 2 Cor 8:24
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    24 Therefore show them openly before the churches the proof of your love and of our pride in you.

  • 1 Thess 2:9
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    9 For you recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

  • 1 Thess 2:4
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    4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.

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