1 Thessalonians 4:1
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.
Cross-reference
In 1 Thessalonians 2:11, Paul recalls his fatherly exhortation — the same kind of urging he repeats here for walking to please God.
1 Thessalonians 2:12 uses the same 'walk worthy of God' language, linking the call to please God with God's calling into His kingdom.
1 Corinthians 15:58 urges unwavering, abundant work for the Lord — a strong parallel to the exhortation to abound more and more.
Ephesians 4:1 directly parallels: 'urge you to walk in a manner worthy' — same verb and call to walk pleasingly.
Philippians 1:9 prays for love to abound more and more — the same phrase as the call to excel in pleasing God.
Philippians 1:27 directly parallels the call to live worthily — same Greek phrase 'walk worthy' used.
Colossians 1:10 closely parallels the phrase 'walk worthy... fully pleasing to him', expanding on bearing fruit in every good work.
Colossians 2:6 echoes the same call to 'walk in him' after receiving Christ, reinforcing the exhortation to live out faith practically.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 rejoices that the readers' faith is growing more and more — the very increase Paul urges here.
Hebrews 11:6 establishes faith as the prerequisite for pleasing God, the very goal of the walk exhorted here.
2 Peter 1:5-10 exhorts adding virtues in increasing measure — a direct parallel to abounding more in a life pleasing to God.
2 Peter 3:18 commands growth in grace and knowledge — reinforcing the call to continually abound in the Christian life.
2 Thessalonians 3:4 expresses confidence that they will continue obeying commands — directly reinforcing the progress Paul urges in 1 Thessalonians.
2 Thessalonians 3:6 commands avoiding disorderly brothers who reject the tradition, applying the call here to walk pleasingly.
Philippians 4:9 urges putting into practice what they learned from Paul — echoing the same call to obey apostolic instruction for a pleasing life.
Ephesians 4:17 insists in the Lord on no longer living like Gentiles — a direct parallel to the call in 1 Thessalonians to live pleasingly.
Exodus 18:20 explicitly speaks of showing 'the way wherein they must walk' — directly paralleling Paul's call to walk in a way that pleases God.
In Genesis 5:22, Enoch walked with God — a concrete OT example of the lifestyle Paul urges: walking to please God.
John 15:10 links keeping commands to remaining in Christ's love—reinforcing that obeying instruction deepens the relationship with God.
Deuteronomy 13:4 explicitly says 'walk after the LORD your God' — a direct OT parallel to Paul's theme of walking to please God.
1 Kings 9:4 echoes the same call to walk before God with integrity and obedience, mirroring Paul's urging to live pleasingly.
Matthew 28:20 commissions teaching obedience to Christ's commands—the same pattern of passing on instruction that Paul follows here.
Matthew 5:19 stresses practicing and teaching every command—directly aligning with the urging to live as instructed and to excel further.
Psalm 119:1 blesses those who walk blamelessly in God's law—a clear OT parallel to Paul's call to live pleasing to God.
Psalm 128:1 says blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in obedience, echoing Paul's exhortation to live pleasingly.
1 Corinthians 14:37 insists Paul's writings are the Lord's command — reinforcing the divine authority behind the appeal in 1 Thessalonians.
Zechariah 10:12 promises God's strength to his people—adding the assurance that the ability to live pleasingly comes from him.
Colossians 3:17 commands doing everything in the Lord's name — a broader application of the lifestyle plea in 1 Thessalonians.
1 John 3:22 ties keeping commandments and doing what pleases God to answered prayer, showing the reward of this walk.
Hebrews 13:16 identifies doing good and sharing as sacrifices that please God, giving concrete examples of this walk.
2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 specifies that walking to please God includes working for a living, applying the general exhortation to daily conduct.
2 Chronicles 17:4 describes seeking God and following His commands, a direct parallel to living in a way that pleases God.
Psalm 143:10 prays to learn God's will and be led by His Spirit, complementing Paul's call to live in a way that pleases Him.
Zephaniah 2:3 exhorts the humble to seek the Lord and obey his commands—directly reinforcing the appeal to live pleasingly and do more.
Romans 12:1 similarly appeals for holy living as spiritual worship — both call believers to please God through their walk.
Matthew 13:23 describes good soil that hears, understands, and produces fruit—mirroring the call to live out God's word more and more.
Mark 4:20 shows those who hear, accept, and bear fruit—a direct parallel to the appeal for ongoing growth in pleasing God.
Ephesians 5:17 highlights understanding the Lord's will as essential, directly supporting the goal of pleasing God in this walk.
John 15:2 describes pruning for even more fruit — a parallel to being urged to abound further in a life that pleases God.
Romans 8:8 states that those in the flesh cannot please God, underscoring the need for Spirit-led living to fulfill this exhortation.
Romans 12:2 shows that discerning God's will leads to what is 'acceptable' (pleasing), providing a method for the walk urged here.