1 Thessalonians 1

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1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians

which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love,

and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,

in the sight of God and our Father;

4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only,

but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance;

as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction,

with joy of the Holy Ghost:

7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia,

but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad;

so that we need not to speak any thing.

9 For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had unto you,

and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus,

which delivered us from the wrath to come.

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