1 Thessalonians 2:15
1 Thessalonians · New Testament · Chapter 2
“Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:”1 Thessalonians 2:15
What Does 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Mean?
1 Thessalonians 2:15 is found in the book of 1 Thessalonians, chapter 2, verse 15 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Thessalonians 2:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 5:12“Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.”Isaiah 66:24“And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.”Luke 11:48“Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.”Acts 7:52“Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:”Matthew 23:37“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!”Acts 2:23“Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:”Hebrews 10:38“Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.”Psalms 72:14“He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.”Zechariah 13:8“And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.”Matthew 27:25“Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.”Luke 11:47“Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.”Luke 13:33“Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.”Acts 14:2“But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.”Titus 1:2“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;”Jeremiah 2:30“In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.”Matthew 23:31“Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.”Luke 24:20“And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.”John 11:48“If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.”Acts 3:15“And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.”Esther 3:8“And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.”
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