1 Thessalonians 5:16
1 Thessalonians · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Rejoice evermore.”1 Thessalonians 5:16
What Does 1 Thessalonians 5:16 Mean?
1 Thessalonians 5:16 is found in the book of 1 Thessalonians, chapter 5, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Joy, Eternal Life, and Gratitude.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to 1 Thessalonians 5:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Philippians 4:4“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.”Romans 12:12“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”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.”Acts 16:25“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”2 Corinthians 6:10“As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.”Luke 10:20“Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.”John 15:11“These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”Psalms 68:3“But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.”Acts 4:24“And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:”Philippians 3:1“Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.”Hebrews 3:6“But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.”2 Corinthians 13:11“Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.”Deuteronomy 16:14“And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.”Isaiah 65:18“But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.”
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