1 Thessalonians 4:1
Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
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we.

1 Thessalonians 2:11
For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children.

Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

2 Corinthians 6:1
As God's fellow workers, we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain.

2 Corinthians 10:1
Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you--I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.

Ephesians 4:1
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

Philemon 1:9, 10
I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well. . . .

Hebrews 13:22
I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written you briefly.

we beseech.

1 Thessalonians 4:2
For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

Ephesians 4:20
But this is not the way you came to know Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:1
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, brothers,

1 Timothy 5:21
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.

1 Timothy 6:13, 14
I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate: . . .

2 Timothy 4:1
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:

ye have.

1 Thessalonians 4:11, 12
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. . . .

Acts 20:27
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

1 Corinthians 11:23
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,

1 Corinthians 15:1
Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.

Philippians 1:27
Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

Colossians 2:6
Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him,

2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: "If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat." . . .

ye ought.

1 Thessalonians 2:12
We encouraged you and comforted you as we urged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

to please.

Romans 8:8
Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.

Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Ephesians 5:17
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

Colossians 1:10
so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

Hebrews 13:16
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

1 John 3:22
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

so ye.

1 Thessalonians 4:10
And indeed, you are showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more

Job 17:9
Yet the righteous will hold to his way, and the one with clean hands will grow stronger.

Psalm 92:14
In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,

Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

John 15:2
He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Philippians 1:9
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and profound insight,

Philippians 3:14
I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God's heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.

2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

2 Peter 1:5-10
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; . . .

2 Peter 3:18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more.

King James Bible
Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Finally then, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you must walk and please God--as you are doing--do so even more.

International Standard Version
Now then, brothers, you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God, as in fact you are doing. We ask and encourage you in the Lord to do so even more.

NET Bible
Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God (as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Therefore, my brethren, we beg of you and pray earnestly for you in our Lord Yeshua that as you have received of us how you must walk and please God, that you may grow all the more.
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