Chapter by chapter
1The chapter thanks God for a faith that bears fruit under affliction, spreads beyond Thessalonica, and waits for Jesus.2Paul defends the integrity of his ministry and celebrates a church whose reception of God’s word has endured opposition.3Paul’s concern for an afflicted church turns to thanksgiving and prayer for growing love and holiness before Christ’s return.4Paul joins the call to please God in daily life with the promise that believers who die will share Christ’s return.5Paul joins watchfulness for Christ’s coming with mutual care and holy living, grounded in God’s faithfulness to those he calls.
Read 1 Thessalonians with a pen in hand.
Psalmlog builds a reading plan through 1 Thessalonians and turns each day's passage into an entry with one next step.
Nearby books← Colossians2 Thessalonians →The whole map
Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).