1 Thessalonians in the early church

Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes 1 Thessalonians, in verse order; passages on the same verse are in date order. References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.

Verse	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Thess 1:2	Prescription against Heretics 27 · Tertullian	allusion, low confidence	ca. 203
1 Thess 2:4	To the Romans 2.1 · Ignatius of Antioch	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
1 Thess 2:4	Miscellanies 7.12.70 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 2:5	Miscellanies 1.1.6 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 2:6	Miscellanies 1.1.6 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 2:7	The Instructor 1.5.19 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 2:7	Miscellanies 1.1.6 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 2:12	The Instructor 3.11.81 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 2:15	Epistle of Barnabas 5.11 · Anonymous	echo, medium confidence	ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130)
1 Thess 2:15	Dialogue with Trypho 16.4 · Justin Martyr	echo, high confidence	ca. 155–160
1 Thess 2:15	On Prayer 14 · Tertullian	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 198–206
1 Thess 2:15	Against Marcion 5.15 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 2:15	Against Celsus 5.43 · Origen	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 248
1 Thess 3:13	Didache 16.7 · Anonymous	echo, medium confidence	ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100)
1 Thess 4:3	Miscellanies 4.12.87 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 4:3	Against Marcion 5.15 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 4:4	Miscellanies 2.23.143 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 4:4	Miscellanies 4.12.87 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 4:4	Against Marcion 5.15 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 4:5	Miscellanies 4.12.87 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 4:5	Against Marcion 5.15 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 4:6	Miscellanies 4.12.87 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 4:7	Miscellanies 4.12.87 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 4:8	Miscellanies 4.12.87 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 4:9	Epistle of Barnabas 21.6 · Anonymous	echo, medium confidence	ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130)
1 Thess 4:9	Oration to the Greeks 29 · Tatian	echo, medium confidence	ca. 165–172
1 Thess 4:9	The Instructor 1.6.27 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 4:9	The Instructor 1.6.37 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 4:9	Miscellanies 1.20.98 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 4:9	Miscellanies 2.11.48 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 4:9	Miscellanies 6.18.166 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 4:11	On Idolatry 5 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 196–211
1 Thess 4:13	On Patience 9 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–206
1 Thess 4:13	Against Celsus 2.65 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
1 Thess 4:14	On Patience 9 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–206
1 Thess 4:14	Against Celsus 2.65 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
1 Thess 4:15	Against Celsus 2.65 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
1 Thess 4:15–17	Against Celsus 5.17 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
1 Thess 4:16	Didache 16.6 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100)
1 Thess 4:16	On the Shows 29 · Tertullian	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 197–202
1 Thess 4:16	On Prayer 29 · Tertullian	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 198–206
1 Thess 4:16	Against Marcion 5.15 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 4:16	Against Celsus 2.65 · Origen	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 248
1 Thess 4:17	Miscellanies 6.13.107 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 4:17	Against Marcion 3.24 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 4:17	Against Marcion 5.15 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 4:17	Against Marcion 5.20 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 5:2	Miscellanies 5.8.49 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:5	The Instructor 2.9.80 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:5	Against Celsus 2.67 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 248
1 Thess 5:5	On the Lord's Prayer 35 · Cyprian of Carthage	echo, low confidence	ca. 252
1 Thess 5:6	The Instructor 2.9.80 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:6	Miscellanies 4.22.140 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:7	The Instructor 2.9.80 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:7	Miscellanies 4.22.140 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:8	To Polycarp 6.2 · Ignatius of Antioch	echo, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
1 Thess 5:8	Oration to the Greeks 16 · Tatian	echo, low confidence	ca. 165–172
1 Thess 5:8	The Instructor 2.9.80 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:8	Exhortation to the Greeks 11.116 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:8	Miscellanies 4.22.140 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:13	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:14	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:15	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:17	To the Ephesians 10.1 · Ignatius of Antioch	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
1 Thess 5:17	To Polycarp 1.3 · Ignatius of Antioch	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
1 Thess 5:17	The Instructor 2.9.82 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:17	Miscellanies 6.12.102 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, low confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:17	Miscellanies 7.7.35 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:17	On Prayer 23 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–206
1 Thess 5:17	On Prayer 12.1 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 233–234
1 Thess 5:17	On Prayer 12.2 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 233–234
1 Thess 5:17	On Prayer 22.5 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 233–234
1 Thess 5:17	On Prayer 25.2 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 233–234
1 Thess 5:17	Against Celsus 8.21 · Origen	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 248
1 Thess 5:17	On the Lord's Prayer 36 · Cyprian of Carthage	echo, low confidence	ca. 252
1 Thess 5:18	Miscellanies 6.14.113 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, low confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:19	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:19	Against Marcion 5.15 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 5:20	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:20	Against Marcion 5.15 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 5:21	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:21	Miscellanies 1.11.53 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:21	Miscellanies 1.28.177 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Thess 5:21	Prescription against Heretics 4 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 203
1 Thess 5:22	Didache 3.1 · Anonymous	echo, medium confidence	ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100)
1 Thess 5:22	The Instructor 3.12.95 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:23	The Instructor 2.2.20 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, medium confidence	ca. 190–200
1 Thess 5:23	Against Marcion 5.15 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
1 Thess 5:23	Against Celsus 2.51 · Origen	echo, medium confidence	ca. 248
1 Thess 5:24	To the Trallians 13.3 · Ignatius of Antioch	echo, medium confidence	ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)