1Thessalonians: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 .