Bible Cross References
in
1 Thessalonians 1:6
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, in that you received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
1 Thessalonians 2:14
For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because you suffered the same things from your fellow countrymen, just as also they did by the Jews,
1 Thessalonians 3:3
that no one should be disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed unto this.
1 Thessalonians 3:4
For even when we were with you, we were telling you in advance that we were going to be afflicted, just as it also happened, and you know.
the abundance
Nehemiah 8:10-12
10
And [the governor] said to them, Go, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them that have nothing; for this day is holy to our Lord: and faint not, for the Lord is our strength.
11
And the Levites caused all the people to be silent, saying, Be silent, for [it is] a holy day, and do not be grieved.
12
So all the people departed to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, for they understood the words which he made known to them.
Acts 2:45
and they were selling their possessions and goods, and were dividing them among all, to the degree that anyone had a need.
Acts 2:46
So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were sharing food with joy and simplicity of heart,
their deep
Mark 12:42-44
42
Then one poor widow came and put in two lepta, which equals a quadrans.
43
And having summoned His disciples, He said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting into the treasury.
44
For they all put in out of their excess, but this woman, out of her destitution, put in everything she had, her whole livelihood."
Luke 21:1-4
1
And looking up, He saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
2
and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.
3
And He said, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put [in] more than all.
4
For all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put [in] all the livelihood which she had."
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers. Did God not choose the poor of the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those that love Him?
Revelation 2:9
"I know your works, and your tribulation, and your poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but [are] a synagogue of Satan.
the riches
2 Corinthians 6:10
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
2 Corinthians 9:11
in everything being made rich to all generosity, which produces thanksgiving through us to God.
2 Corinthians 9:13
while through the approved character of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and [for the] generosity of your sharing toward them and toward all,
Deuteronomy 15:4
For [thus] there shall not be a poor person in the midst of you, for the Lord your God will surely bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you by inheritance, that you should inherit it.
Proverbs 11:25
Every sincere soul is blessed, but a passionate man is not graceful.
Isaiah 32:5-8
5
And they shall no longer tell a fool to rule, and your servants shall no longer say, Be silent.
6
For the fool shall speak foolish words, and his heart shall meditate vanities, and to perform lawless deeds and to speak error against the Lord, to scatter hungry souls, and He will cause the thirsty souls to be empty.
7
For the counsel of the wicked will devise iniquity, to destroy the poor with unjust words, and ruin the cause of the poor in judgment.
8
But the godly have devised wise [measures], and this counsel shall stand.
liberality
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that we have conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and especially toward you.
Romans 12:8
whether exhorting, in the exhortation; whether sharing, with simplicity; whether leading, with diligence; whether showing mercy, with cheerfulness.