Bible, King James Version
1_Thessalonians
1Thes.1
[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.
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