Self-interpreting Bible

1 ^aPAUL, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

• a: 1Th. 1:1 , Ac. 13:9 , Ac. 15:22 , Ac. 16:1 , Ac. 17:1 - 10 , Jn. 14:23 , Jn. 17:21 - 23 , 1Jn. 1:3 , 1Jn. 4:8 , 1Jn. 4:16

2 ^bGrace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

• b: Ro. 1:7 , 1Co. 1:3 , 2Co. 1:2 , Ga. 1:2 , Phi. 1:2 , 1Th. 1:1 , 1Pe. 1:2 , vs. 2

3 ^cWe are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is ^*meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the ^*charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

• c: Ro. 1:8 , 1Co. 1:4 , Ep. 1:4 , Ep. 1:15 , Ep. 1:16 , Phi. 1:3 - 7 , Col. 1:3 - 6 , 1Th. 1:2 , 1Th. 1:3 , 1Th. 3:6 , 1Th. 3:7 , 1Th. 4:9 , 2Th. 2:13 , Mat. 13:23 , Ps. 84:7 , Pr. 4:18 , Is. 40:29 - 31 , 2Pe. 1:4 - 8 , 2Pe. 3:18 , Job 17:9
• *: meet-suitable, fit. , charity-love.

4 So that we ourselves ^dglory in you in ^ethe churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

• d: 2Co. 1:14 , 2Co. 9:2 , 1Th. 2:19 , 1Th. 2:20 , 1Th. 2:14 , 1Th. 1:3 , 1Th. 3:4 , 1Th. 3:7 , Ja. 5:11
• e: 1Co. 11:16

5 ^fWhich is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted ^gworthy of the kingdom of God, ^hfor which ye also suffer:

• f: Phi. 1:28 , 1Pe. 4:17 , 1Pe. 4:18 , 2Th. 1:6
• g: Ep. 4:1 , Ep. 4:13 , Col. 1:10 , Col. 1:12 , Col. 1:22 , 1Th. 5:23 , Re. 3:4 , 2Th. 1:11
• h: 1Th. 2:14 , He. 10:32 , He. 10:33 , Ac. 14:22 , Ro. 8:17 , 2Ti. 2:12 , Jn. 16:33

6 ⁱSeeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

• i: Re. 6:10 , Re. 16:5 - 7 , Re. 19:2 , Re. 18:20 , De. 32:43 , Zec. 2:8

7 And to you who are troubled ^jrest with us, when the Lord Jesus ^kshall be revealed from heaven with ¹his mighty angels,

• j: Re. 6:11 , Re. 14:13 , Mat. 5:11 , Mat. 25:34 , Ro. 8:17 , 2Co. 4:17 , 2Ti. 2:12 , 1Pe. 1:6 , 1Pe. 1:7 , 1Pe. 5:10 , He. 4:9 , Lu. 16:25
• k: 1Th. 4:16 , Mat. 24:30 , Mat. 25:31 , vs. 14
• 1: Gr. the angels of his power.

8 ^lIn flaming fire ²taking vengeance on them that ^mknow not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

• l: Ps. 50:3 , De. 32:22 , De. 32:41 , De. 32:43 , Na. 1:2 , Na. 1:6 , Ro. 2:8 , Ro. 2:9 , He. 10:27 , He. 12:29 , 2Pe. 3:7 , 2Pe. 3:10 , 2Pe. 3:12 , vs. 15 , Re. 1:7 , Re. 21:8
• 2: Or, yielding.
• m: Is. 27:11 , Ho. 4:6 , Ps. 79:6 , Ps. 92:6 , Ps. 92:7 , Ps. 92:9 , Zep. 1:6 , Ga. 4:8 , Pr. 29:18 , Jn. 3:18 , Jn. 3:36 , He. 2:3 , He. 10:29 , He. 12:25

9 ⁿWho shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and ^ofrom the glory of his power;

• n: Phi. 3:19 , Mat. 25:41 , Mat. 25:46 , Mat. 3:12 , Mat. 13:41 , Mat. 13:42 , Mat. 13:49 , Mat. 13:50 , Is. 2:10 , Is. 2:19 , Is. 2:21 , Is. 66:24 , Mar. 9:43 - 48 , vs. 6 , vs. 7 , Re. 14:10 , Re. 14:11 , Re. 20:10 , Re. 20:14 , Re. 20:15
• o: 2Th. 2:8

10 When he shall come ^pto be glorified in his saints, and to be ^*admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you ^qwas believed) ^rin that day.

• p: Ac. 1:11 , Ac. 3:19 , Ac. 3:20 , Ps. 89:7 , Ps. 68:34 , Ps. 68:35 , 1Th. 1:10 , 1Co. 2:9
• *: admired-marvelled at.
• q: 2Th. 2:13 , 2Th. 1:3 , 1Th. 1:5 , 1Th. 2:13
• r: 1Co. 3:13

11 Wherefore also ^swe pray always for you, that our God would ³count you ^tworthy of this calling, and fulfil all the ^ugood pleasure of his goodness, and the ^vwork of faith with power:

• s: 1Th. 1:2 , 1Th. 3:10 , Col. 1:3 , Col. 1:9 - 12 , Col. 1:22 , Phi. 1:4 - 11 , Ep. 1:16 - 19 , Ep. 3:14 - 19 , 1Th. 5:23 , 1Th. 5:24 , 1Pe. 1:3 - 7 , 2Pe. 1:2
• 3: Or, vouchsafe.
• t: Ep. 4:1 , Re. 3:4 , 2Pe. 1:4
• u: Ep. 1:4 - 12 , Ep. 2:7 , Ep. 2:8 , Ro. 5:20 , Ro. 5:21 , Tit. 3:5 - 7
• v: Ep. 1:19 , Ep. 1:20 , Col. 2:12 , Jn. 6:29 , 1Th. 1:3 , 1Th. 1:5

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

• w: 1Pe. 4:14 , 2Th. 1:10 , Jn. 17:10 , Jn. 17:21 - 24 , Jn. 17:26