1Thessalonians:1:2-10

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ylt @1Thessalonians:1:2 @We give thanks to God always for you all , making mention of you in our prayers , ylt @1Thessalonians:1:3 @unceasingly remembering of you the work of the faith , and the labour of the love , and the endurance of the hope , of our Lord Jesus Christ , in the presence of our God and Father , ylt @1Thessalonians:1:4 @having known , brethren beloved , by God , your election , ylt @1Thessalonians:1:5 @because our good news did not come to you in word only , but also in power , and in the Holy Spirit , and in much assurance , even as ye have known of what sort we became among you because of you , ylt @1Thessalonians:1:6 @and ye -- ye did become imitators of us , and of the Lord , having received the word in much tribulation , with joy of the Holy Spirit , ylt @1Thessalonians:1:7 @so that ye became patterns to all those believing in Macedonia and Achaia , ylt @1Thessalonians:1:8 @for from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord , not only in Macedonia and Achaia , but also in every place your faith toward God did go forth , so that we have no need to say anything , ylt @1Thessalonians:1:9 @for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you , and how ye did turn unto God from the idols , to serve a living and true God , ylt @1Thessalonians:1:10 @and to wait for His Son from the heavens , whom He did raise out of the dead -- Jesus , who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming .

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