3:1 Paul craves their prayers for himself;
3:3 testifies what confidence he has in them;
3:5 makes request to God in their behalf;
3:6 gives them divers precepts, especially to shun idleness, and ill company;
3:16 and then concludes with prayer and salutation. Verse 1prayMatthew 9:38; Luke 10:2; Romans 15:30; 2 Corinthians 1:11; Ephesians 6:19, 6:20; Colossians 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 5:25; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 the wordActs 6:7, 12:24, 13:49, 19:20; 1 Corinthians 16:9; 2 Timothy 2:9 have free courseGr. runbePsalm 138:2; Acts 13:48 even1 Thessalonians 1:5, 2:1, 2:13ReciprocalPsalm 45:4 - prosperously; 90:17 - establish; 147:15 - his word; Isaiah 62:1 - Zion's; Acts 19:17 - the name; 1 Thessalonians 1:8 - from Verse 2deliveredRomans 15:31; 1 Corinthians 15:32; 2 Corinthians 1:8-10; 1 Thessalonians 2:18; 2 Timothy 4:17 unreasonableGr. absurdforDeuteronomy 32:20; Matthew 17:17, 23:23; Luke 18:8; John 2:23-25; Acts 13:45, 13:50, 14:2; 17:5, 28:24; Romans 10:16; 2 Corinthians 4:3, 4:4Reciprocal1 Samuel 26:24 - let him deliver; Psalm 97:10 - delivereth; Galatians 5:22 - faith; Colossians 4:3 - that Verse 3the Lord1 Corinthians 1:9, 10:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:24 stablish2 Thessalonians 2:17 andGenesis 48:16; 1 Chronicles 4:10; Psalm 19:13, 121:7; Matthew 6:13; Luke 11:4; John 17:15; 2 Timothy 4:18; 2 Peter 2:9; Jude 1:24ReciprocalDeuteronomy 7:9 - the faithful; 28:9 - establish; Job 36:7 - he doth; Proverbs 4:26 - let all thy ways be established; Romans 1:11 - to the; 16:25 - to him; 1 Corinthians 1:8 - confirm; 2 Corinthians 1:21 - stablisheth; 2 Timothy 2:13 - yet; Habakkuk 3:1 - for; 1 Peter 5:10 - stablish Verse 4we haveRomans 15:14; 2 Corinthians 2:3, 7:16, 8:22; Galatians 5:10; Philippians 1:6; Philemon 1:21 that2 Thessalonians 3:6, 3:12; Matthew 28:20; Romans 2:7, 15:18; 1 Corinthians 7:19, 14:37; 2 Corinthians 2:9, 7:15; Philippians 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 4:2, 4:10ReciprocalJudges 13:14 - all that I; Philippians 4:9 - do Verse 5the Lord1 Kings 8:58; 1 Chronicles 29:18; Psalm 119:5, 119:36; Proverbs 3:6; Jeremiah 10:23; James 1:16-18 intoDeuteronomy 30:6; Jeremiah 31:33; Romans 5:5, 8:28; 1 Corinthians 8:3; Galatians 5:22; James 2:5; 1 John 4:19 and intoPsalm 40:1, 130:5, 130:6; Lamentations 3:26; Luke 12:36, 12:37; Romans 8:25; Philippians 3:20, 3:21; 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1:10; 2 Timothy 4:8; Titus 2:13; Habakkuk 3:1; 2 Peter 3:12; Revelation 3:10, 3:11, 13:10 the patient waiting for Christor, the patience of Christ, Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1; 1 Peter 4:1Reciprocal2 Chronicles 32:22 - guided; Isaiah 8:17 - I will; 26:8 - we; 61:8 - I will direct; Luke 21:19 - General; Romans 12:12 - patient; Galatians 5:5 - wait; 2 Thessalonians 1:4 - your patience; James 1:3 - patience; 5:8 - ye also; 2 Peter 1:6 - patience; Revelation 1:9 - in the; 2:3 - hast patience Verse 6in the1 Corinthians 5:4; 2 Corinthians 2:10; Ephesians 4:17; Colossians 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; 1 Timothy 5:21, 6:13, 6:14; 2 Timothy 4:1 that ye2 Thessalonians 3:14, 3:15; Matthew 18:17; Romans 16:17; 1 Corinthians 5:11-13; 1 Timothy 6:5; 2 Timothy 3:5; Habakkuk 3:1; 3:1; 3 John 1:10, 1:11 walketh2 Thessalonians 3:7, 3:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:11, 5:14 after2 Thessalonians 3:10, 3:14, 2:15ReciprocalExodus 18:20 - work; Leviticus 13:46 - without; Numbers 5:3 - without; Proverbs 31:27 - General; Matthew 11:1 - commanding; 28:20 - them; Mark 7:5 - General; Romans 12:11 - slothful; 1 Corinthians 11:2 - keep; 15:1 - which also; 2 Corinthians 2:7 - ye; Ephesians 4:28 - labour; 5:11 - no; Philippians 4:9 - which; 1 Thessalonians 4:2 - General; 2 Thessalonians 3:4 - that; 3:12 - we; 1 Timothy 5:13 - to be; 2 Timothy 2:14 - charging; Titus 3:10 - reject Verse 7how2 Thessalonians 3:9; 1 Corinthians 4:16, 11:1; Philippians 3:17, 4:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 1:7; 1 Timothy 4:12; Titus 2:7; 1 Peter 5:3 for2 Thessalonians 3:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:10ReciprocalDeuteronomy 2:6 - General; 2 Kings 4:7 - pay; Proverbs 31:18 - her candle; John 21:3 - I go; Acts 20:18 - after; 1 Corinthians 9:6 - have; 13:5 - behave; 2 Corinthians 7:2 - we have wronged; 1 Thessalonians 1:5 - what; 2:9 - our; 4:11 - to work; Habakkuk 3:1 - whose Verse 8eat2 Thessalonians 3:12; Proverbs 31:27; Matthew 6:11 butActs 18:3, 20:34; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 11:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:11 night2:9ReciprocalDeuteronomy 2:6 - General; 2 Kings 5:26 - Is it a time; 6:2 - and take thence; Nehemiah 5:14 - I and my; Psalm 104:23 - General; Proverbs 12:11 - tilleth; 16:26 - laboureth; Ecclesiastes 3:10 - General; John 15:25 - without; Acts 20:31 - night; 1 Corinthians 9:4 - we; 9:12 - Nevertheless; 9:15 - I have; 9:18 - when; 2 Corinthians 11:7 - in; 11:27 - weariness; Colossians 1:29 - labour; Titus 3:14 - maintain good works; Revelation 2:3 - hast laboured; 4:8 - and they Verse 9NotMatthew 10:10; 1 Corinthians 9:4-14; Galatians 6:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:6 to make2 Thessalonians 3:7; John 13:15; 1 Peter 2:21Reciprocal2 Samuel 19:11 - Why are; 2 Kings 5:26 - Is it a time; Nehemiah 5:14 - I and my; Acts 18:3 - and wrought; 20:34 - that these; 1 Corinthians 4:16 - General; 6:12 - are not; 9:12 - Nevertheless; 9:18 - when; 11:1 - Be ye; 2 Corinthians 11:9 - I was; Philippians 3:17 - be; 1 Thessalonians 1:6 - ye; Titus 2:7 - all; Habakkuk 3:1 - consider; 3:1 - whose; 1 Peter 5:3 - but; Revelation 4:8 - and they Verse 10whenLuke 24:44; John 16:4; Acts 20:18 thatGenesis 3:19; Proverbs 13:4, 20:4, 21:25, 24:30-34; 1 Thessalonians 4:11ReciprocalGenesis 47:3 - What is; 47:22 - for the priests; Exodus 5:17 - General; Judges 19:16 - his work; Proverbs 13:25 - the belly; 14:23 - but; 19:15 - and; 20:13 - Love; 31:13 - worketh; Matthew 11:1 - commanding; 1 Thessalonians 4:2 - General; 2 Thessalonians 2:5 - when; 3:6 - after Verse 11walk2 Thessalonians 3:6 working1 Thessalonians 4:11; 1 Timothy 5:13; 1 Peter 4:15ReciprocalExodus 5:17 - General; Mark 7:5 - General; 8:34 - take; Luke 16:3 - I cannot; Acts 17:21 - spent; Ephesians 4:28 - labour; Philippians 3:18 - many; 1 Thessalonians 5:14 - unruly Verse 12we2 Thessalonians 3:6 that withGenesis 49:14, 49:15; Proverbs 17:1; Ecclesiastes 4:6; Ephesians 4:28; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 1 Timothy 2:2 eat2 Thessalonians 3:8; Luke 11:3ReciprocalRuth 2:3 - gleaned; Isaiah 4:1 - We will eat; Jeremiah 11:7 - I earnestly; Matthew 6:11 - General; Acts 15:32 - exhorted; 17:21 - spent; 1 Corinthians 7:20 - abide; 14:3 - exhortation; 1 Thessalonians 2:11 - General; 2 Thessalonians 3:4 - that; 1 Peter 3:4 - quiet Verse 13yeIsaiah 40:30, 40:31; Malachi 1:13; Romans 2:7; 1 Corinthians 15:28; Galatians 6:9, 6:10; Philippians 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; Habakkuk 3:1 be not wearyor, faint not, Deuteronomy 20:8; Psalm 27:13; Isaiah 40:29; Zephaniah 3:16 *marg. Luke 18:1; 2 Corinthians 4:1, 4:16; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 2:3ReciprocalNumbers 29:25 - General; Jeremiah 45:3 - I fainted; Luke 17:4 - I repent; Ephesians 3:13 - ye; Habakkuk 3:1 - we desire; 3:1 - to do Verse 14obeyDeuteronomy 16:12; Proverbs 5:13; Zephaniah 3:2; 2 Corinthians 2:9, 7:15, 10:6; Philippians 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; Philemon 1:21; Habakkuk 3:1 by this epistle, note that manor, signify that man by an epistle, 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Matthew 18:17; Romans 16:17; 1 Corinthians 5:9, 5:11; Titus 3:10 that heNumbers 12:14; Ezra 9:6; Psalm 83:16; Jeremiah 3:3, 6:15, 31:18-20; Ezekiel 16:61-63; 36:31, 36:32; Luke 15:18-21ReciprocalLeviticus 13:3 - pronounce; 13:46 - without; Deuteronomy 20:18 - General; Job 11:3 - make thee; Luke 17:4 - I repent; 1 Corinthians 5:5 - that; 2 Corinthians 2:7 - ye; Ephesians 5:11 - no; Philippians 3:17 - and mark; 1 Thessalonians 5:27 - that; 2 Thessalonians 2:15 - whether; 2 Timothy 3:5 - from; Titus 2:8 - may Verse 15countLeviticus 19:17, 19:18; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 2 Corinthians 2:6-10, 10:8, 13:10; Galatians 6:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; Jude 1:22, 1:23 admonishPsalm 141:5; Proverbs 9:9, 25:12; Matthew 18:15; 1 Corinthians 4:14; Titus 3:10; James 5:19, 5:20ReciprocalLeviticus 13:3 - pronounce; Job 13:24 - holdest me; Matthew 18:17 - let; Romans 16:17 - mark; 2 Corinthians 2:7 - ye; Colossians 3:16 - teaching; 2 Thessalonians 3:6 - that ye; 1 Timothy 1:20 - that Verse 16the Lord ofPsalm 72:3, 72:7; Isaiah 9:6, 9:7; Zechariah 6:13; Luke 2:14; John 14:27; Romans 15:33, 16:20; 1 Corinthians 14:33; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21, 13:11; Ephesians 2:14-17; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 giveNumbers 6:26; Judges 6:24 *marg. Psalm 29:11, 85:8-10; Isaiah 26:12, 45:7, 54:10, 66:12; Haggai 2:9; John 16:33; Romans 1:7; Philippians 4:7-9 The Lord be2 Thessalonians 3:18; 1 Samuel 17:37, 20:13; Psalm 46:7, 46:11; Isaiah 8:10; Matthew 1:23, 28:20; 2 Timothy 4:22; Philemon 1:25ReciprocalRuth 2:4 - The Lord; 1 Samuel 25:6 - Peace be both; Ezra 5:7 - all peace; Psalm 122:6 - Pray; Luke 10:6 - the Son; 24:36 - Peace; John 20:19 - Peace; Romans 5:1 - we have; 1 Thessalonians 5:13 - and be Verse 17with1 Corinthians 16:21; Colossians 4:18 the token2 Thessalonians 1:5; Joshua 2:12; 1 Samuel 17:18ReciprocalMark 14:44 - a token; 2 Corinthians 10:1 - I Paul; 1 Thessalonians 2:18 - even Verse 18Romans 16:20, 16:24 Reciprocal1:7 - and the Lord; 1 Thessalonians 5:28 - General; 2 Thessalonians 3:16 - The Lord be; Revelation 22:20 - General