a1 Thess. 3:12; 2 Thess. 1:3
bCol. 1:9; 3:10; Philem. 6
dPhil. 4:9; Col. 2:6
eSee Eph. 4:1
fSee Col. 1:10
gSee ch. 3:12
hSee Heb. 13:1
ich. 5:1
jJohn 6:45; [1 John 2:27]
kSee John 13:34
lch. 1:7
mSee ch. 3:12
nRom. 12:9; See Heb. 13:1
o1 Tim. 1:5
pPhil. 4:8
r1 Pet. 3:7
sSee Heb. 10:36; James 1:3
tSee Heb. 13:1
u1 Cor. 13; 1 John 4:16
wSee John 15:2; Titus 3:14
xJob 5:14; 12:25; Isa. 59:10; Zeph. 1:17; [1 John 2:9-11]
yEph. 5:26; Titus 2:14; Heb. 9:14; 1 John 1:7; Rev. 7:14
aa1 Thess. 1:4
ab[ch. 3:17; 1 John 2:10]
acch. 1:5; Eph. 4:15; Col. 1:10; 2:19; 1 Pet. 2:2
adSee Rom. 11:36
ae[ver. 8]

Philippians 1:9

9And it is my prayer that ayour love may abound more and more, bwith knowledge and all discernment,

1 Thessalonians 4:1

A Life Pleasing to God

1Finally, then, brothers, ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters; also verses 10, 13
 we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you dreceived from us ehow you ought to walk and fto please God, just as you are doing, that you gdo so more and more.

1 Thessalonians 4:9-10

9Now concerning hbrotherly love iyou have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been jtaught by God kto love one another, 10for that indeed is what lyou are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to mdo this more and more,

1 Peter 1:22

22Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for na sincere brotherly love, olove one another earnestly from a pure heart,

2 Peter 1:5-10

5For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith pwith virtue, ▼
▼Or excellence; twice in this verse
 and virtue rwith knowledge, 6and knowledge with self-control, and self-control swith steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7and godliness twith brotherly affection, and brotherly affection uwith love. 8For if these qualities ▼
▼Greek  these things; also verses 9, 10, 12
 are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or wunfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he xis blind, having forgotten that he was ycleansed from his former sins. 10Therefore, brothers, ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church
 be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and aaelection, for if you practice these qualities abyou will never fall.

2 Peter 3:18

18But acgrow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. adTo him be the glory both now and to the day of aeeternity. Amen.

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