1Thessalonians:1

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* Pavl , and Siluanus , and Timotheus , vnto the Church of the Thessalonians , which is in God the Father , and in the Lord Iesus Christ : Grace be with you , and peace from God our Father , and from the Lord Iesus Christ . * * * Knowing , brethren beloved , your (note :)Literally , «that your election is of God ».(:note ) election of God . * * * So that ye were as ensamples to all that beleeue in Macedonia and in Achaia . * For from you sounded out the worde of the Lord , not in Macedonia and in Achaia only : but your faith also which is toward God , spred abroad in all quarters , that we neede not to speake any thing . * For (note :)All the believers .(:note ) they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you , It is no true conversion to forsake idols , unless a man in addition worships the true and living God in Christ the only Redeemer . and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God ; * And to wait for his Son from heaven , whom he raised from the dead , [even ] Jesus , which delivered us from (note :)This word «the » is not put here without reason : and by «wrath » is meant that revenge and punishment with which the Lord will in time judge the world in his terrible wrath .(:note ) the wrath to come .

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