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The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians, Chapter 1
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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.
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We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in
our prayers;
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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;
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Knowing, brethren beloved, your
election of God.
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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.
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And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received
the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.
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So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and
Achaia.
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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.
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For they themselves shew 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;
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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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