Chapter Thessalonians 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.
2We give thanks to God always for you all, making
mention of you in our prayers;
3Remembering 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;
4Knowing, brethren beloved, your
election of God.
5For 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.
6And ye became followers
of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy
of the Holy Ghost:
7So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in
Macedonia and Achaia.
8For 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.
9For 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;
10And 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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