Holy Bible
(King James Version)
First Thessalonians: Chapter 1
1. PAUL,
and Sil-va-nus, and Ti-moth-e-us, 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 A-chai-a.
8. For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia
and A-chai-a, 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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