1 Thessalonians 3:1
1 Thessalonians · New Testament · Chapter 3
“Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;”1 Thessalonians 3:1
What Does 1 Thessalonians 3:1 Mean?
1 Thessalonians 3:1 is found in the book of 1 Thessalonians, chapter 3, verse 1 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 7 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (7)
These passages are connected to 1 Thessalonians 3:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 17:15“And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.”1 Thessalonians 3:5“For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.”1 Thessalonians 2:17“But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.”Jeremiah 20:9“Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.”2 Corinthians 2:13“I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.”Jeremiah 44:22“So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.”2 Corinthians 11:29“Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?”
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