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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.
[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.
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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:
[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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For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was
not in vain:
[2] But even after that we had suffered
before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we
were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much
contention.
[3] For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor
of uncleanness, nor in guile:
[4] But as we were allowed of
God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as
pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
[5] For
neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke
of covetousness; God is witness:
[6] Nor of men sought we
glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been
burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
[7] But we were
gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
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So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have
imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own
souls, because ye were dear unto us.
[9] For ye remember,
brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day,
because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto
you the gospel of God.
[10] Ye are witnesses, and God also,
how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you
that believe:
[11] As ye know how we exhorted and comforted
and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
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That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his
kingdom and glory.
[13] For this cause also thank we God
without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye
heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in
truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that
believe.
[14] For ye, brethren, became followers of the
churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have
suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the
Jews:
[15] Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own
prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are
contrary to all men:
[16] Forbidding us to speak to the
Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for
the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
[17] But we,
brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in
heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great
desire.
[18] Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I
Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
[19] For what
is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the
presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
[20] For
ye are our glory and joy.
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Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be
left at Athens alone;
[2] And sent Timotheus, our brother,
and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ,
to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
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That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know
that we are appointed thereunto.
[4] For verily, when we
were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation;
even as it came to pass, and ye know.
[5] For this cause,
when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by
some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in
vain.
[6] But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and
brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have
good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also
to see you:
[7] Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over
you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
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For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
[9] For what
thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith
we joy for your sakes before our God;
[10] Night and day
praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect
that which is lacking in your faith?
[11] Now God himself
and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto
you.
[12] And the Lord make you to increase and abound in
love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward
you:
[13] To the end he may stablish your hearts
unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
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Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord
Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to
please God, so ye would abound more and more.
[2] For ye
know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
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For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should
abstain from fornication:
[4] That every one of you should
know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
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Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not
God:
[6] That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in
any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we
also have forewarned you and testified.
[7] For God hath
not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
[8] He
therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also
given unto us his holy Spirit.
[9] But as touching
brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves
are taught of God to love one another.
[10] And indeed ye
do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we
beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
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And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to
work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
[12] That ye
may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have
lack of nothing.
[13] But I would not have you to be
ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow
not, even as others which have no hope.
[14] For if we
believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep
in Jesus will God bring with him.
[15] For this we say unto
you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto
the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
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For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in
Christ shall rise first:
[17] Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet
the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I
write unto you.
[2] For yourselves know perfectly that the
day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
[3] For
when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh
upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not
escape.
[4] But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that
that day should overtake you as a thief.
[5] Ye are all the
children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the
night, nor of darkness.
[6] Therefore let us not sleep, as
do others; but let us watch and be sober.
[7] For they that
sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the
night.
[8] But let us, who are of the day, be sober,
putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the
hope of salvation.
[9] For God hath not appointed us to
wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live
together with him.
[11] Wherefore comfort yourselves
together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
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And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you,
and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
[13] And to
esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at
peace among yourselves.
[14] Now we exhort you, brethren,
warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the
weak, be patient toward all men.
[15] See that none render
evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both
among yourselves, and to all men.
[16] Rejoice
evermore.
[17] Pray without ceasing.
[18] In
every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
concerning you.
[19] Quench not the Spirit.
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Despise not prophesyings.
[21] Prove all things; hold fast
that which is good.
[22] Abstain from all appearance of
evil.
[23] And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly;
and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved
blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
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Brethren, pray for us.
[26] Greet all the brethren with an
holy kiss.
[27] I charge you by the Lord that this epistle
be read unto all the holy brethren.
[28] The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.