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#8220;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 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; 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.” (1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 AV)
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