noyes 1Thessalonians:1:2-10 SEEK
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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 labor of love ,
and perseverance in the hope in our Lord Jesus Christ ,
before God our Father ;
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since we know ,
brethren beloved of God ,
that he hath chosen you ;
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because the gospel preached by us came not to you in word only ,
but also in power ,
and in the Holy Spirit ,
and in much assurance ;
as ye well know what sort of persons we became among you for your sake .
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And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord ,
having received the word in much affliction with joy from the Holy Spirit ;
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so that ye became an example to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia .
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For from you the word of the Lord hath sounded forth not only in Macedonia and Achaia ,
but in every place your faith toward God hath become known ;
so that we need not say anything .
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For they themselves are reporting concerning us what kind of reception we had among 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 ,
who delivereth us from the coming wrath .