Cross references

2 Thessalonians 1:4

That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.

2 Thessalonians 1:4 BSB

2 Thessalonians 1:4 has 21 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Hebrews 10:36 (8 votes) and James 5:7–8 (8 votes). 22 other verses point back to it. It links with 13 other books, from Matthew 5 to Revelation 14.

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Which verses does 2 Thessalonians 1:4 point to?

The 20 strongest of 21, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

  2. Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

  3. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. …

  4. Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.

  5. For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,

  6. and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

  7. After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

  8. Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. …

  9. Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.

  10. Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

  11. James 5:112 votes
  12. and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;

  13. To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

Which verses point to 2 Thessalonians 1:4?

The 10 strongest of 22.