1 Thessalonians 1
About 1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians encourages a young church in faith and holiness and gives hope about Christ's return.
1Paul, 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.Selected1 Thessalonians 1:1Ask
2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;Selected1 Thessalonians 1:2Ask
3Remembering 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;Selected1 Thessalonians 1:3Ask
4Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.Selected1 Thessalonians 1:4Ask
5For 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.Selected1 Thessalonians 1:5Ask
6And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:Selected1 Thessalonians 1:6Ask
7So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.Selected1 Thessalonians 1:7Ask
8For 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.Selected1 Thessalonians 1:8Ask
9For 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;Selected1 Thessalonians 1:9Ask
10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.Selected1 Thessalonians 1:10Ask
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