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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. |
