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1 Thessalonians

1. 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. 1:2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
3. 1:5 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.
4. 1:8 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.
5. 1:9 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;
6. 2:1 For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
7. 2:2 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.
8. 2:6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
9. 2:7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
10. 2:8 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.
11. 2:9 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.
12. 2:10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
13. 2:11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
14. 2:12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
15. 2:13 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.
16. 2:17 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.
17. 2:18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
18. 3:2 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:
19. 3:4 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.
20. 3:5 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.
21. 3:6 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:
22. 3:7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
23. 3:9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
24. 3:11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
25. 3:12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
26. 4:1 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.
27. 4:2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
28. 4:4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
29. 4:6 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.
30. 4:9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
31. 4:10 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;
32. 4:11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
33. 4:13 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.
34. 4:15 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.
35. 5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
36. 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
37. 5:12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
38. 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
39. 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
40. 5:23 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.
41. 5:24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
42. 5:27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
43. 5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.