1: Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of
the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: |
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2: Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ. |
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3:
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is
meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of
every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; |
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4: So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for
your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that
ye endure: |
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5: Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God,
that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also
suffer: |
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6: Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense
tribulation to them that trouble you; |
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7: And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus
shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, |
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8: In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God,
and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: |
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9: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the
presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; |
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10: When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be
admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was
believed) in that day. |
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11: Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would
count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of
his goodness, and the work of faith with power: |
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12: That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in
you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus
Christ. |