1 Thessalonians 3:2
And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
Cross-reference
In 1 Thessalonians 3:13, the goal of Timothy's mission is revealed: to establish hearts blamelessly holy before God.
In 1 Thessalonians 3:5, Paul explains he sent Timothy to learn about their faith — this further clarifies the purpose of the mission.
In Acts 14:22, Paul strengthens and encourages disciples in the faith, exactly the mission given to Timothy here.
Acts 16:1 introduces Timothy, the brother later sent to Thessalonica, showing his origin and first meeting with Paul.
Acts 18:5 shows Timothy returning from Macedonia to Paul in Corinth, confirming the outcome of his mission to Thessalonica.
In Philippians 2:19-25, Paul sends Timothy to strengthen the church, directly parallel to his mission here.
Ephesians 6:22 sent Tychicus to encourage hearts, mirroring Timothy's purpose of encouragement and strengthening.
1 Corinthians 4:17 describes Paul sending Timothy to Corinth for a similar purpose—to instruct and remind the church.
1 Corinthians 16:10 instructs the Corinthians to welcome Timothy as he does the Lord's work, mirroring his mission to Thessalonica.
1 Corinthians 16:11 continues with instructions to respect and support Timothy, emphasizing his role as a faithful coworker.
2 Corinthians 1:19 includes Timothy as a co-proclaimer of Christ with Paul, confirming his role as God's coworker.
Acts 11:23 shows Barnabas exhorting believers to remain faithful, directly paralleling Timothy's exhortation to the Thessalonians.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:17, Paul prays for God to comfort and establish their hearts — the exact same verbs (parakaleo, sterizo) used for Timothy's task.
In Colossians 4:8, Paul sends Tychicus to encourage their hearts — exactly the same purpose as Timothy's sending here.
2 Corinthians 7:6 says God comforted Paul through Titus — parallel to Timothy bringing comfort to the Thessalonians.
Romans 1:11 uses the same verb 'strengthen' (sterizo) — Paul's desire to impart spiritual gifts mirrors Timothy's purpose.
Acts 18:23 has Paul strengthening all the disciples, using the same verb and purpose as Timothy's mission.
Acts 15:32 describes Judas and Silas encouraging and strengthening brothers, exactly the task Timothy was sent to do.
1 Corinthians 14:3 says prophecy builds up and encourages — similar to Timothy's role of establishing and exhorting the church.
Romans 16:21 calls Timothy a fellow worker, echoing his role as God's coworker in 1 Thessalonians.
Acts 16:40 shows Paul and Silas encouraging the brothers, matching Timothy's role of encouragement in Thessalonica.
Acts 8:14 sends apostles to Samaria to strengthen new believers, similar to Paul sending Timothy for strengthening.
In 1 Timothy 4:6, Paul calls Timothy a good servant of Christ, trained in faith — echoing his role as co-worker in the gospel here.
Philemon 1:1 also calls Timothy 'our brother', reinforcing his role as a fellow worker in the gospel.