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1 Thessalonians 1

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Introduction

¹ Paul, Silvanus, [1] ⓚ and Timothy: ⓛ To the church of the Thessalonians ⓜ in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace. [2]

² We always thank God for all of you, making mention of you constantly in our prayers.

³ We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, ⓝ your work produced by faith, ⓐ your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. ⓑ

⁴ For we know, brothers and sisters loved ⓒ by God, ⓓ that he has chosen you, ⓔ

⁵ because our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, ⓕ and with full assurance. You know how we lived among you ⓖ for your benefit,

⁶ and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message ⓗ with joy from the Holy Spirit.

⁷ As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia ⓘ and Achaia. ⓙ

⁸ For the word of the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith [3] ⓚ in God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything,

⁹ for they themselves report [4] what kind of reception ⓛ we had from you: how you 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 ⓔ — Jesus, who rescues us ⓕ from the coming wrath. ⓖ

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1	Paul, Silvanus, [1] ⓚ and Timothy: ⓛ To the church of the Thessalonians ⓜ in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace. [2]
2	We always thank God for all of you, making mention of you constantly in our prayers.
3	We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, ⓝ your work produced by faith, ⓐ your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. ⓑ
4	For we know, brothers and sisters loved ⓒ by God, ⓓ that he has chosen you, ⓔ
5	because our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, ⓕ and with full assurance. You know how we lived among you ⓖ for your benefit,
6	and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message ⓗ with joy from the Holy Spirit.
7	As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia ⓘ and Achaia. ⓙ
8	For the word of the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith [3] ⓚ in God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything,
9	for they themselves report [4] what kind of reception ⓛ we had from you: how you 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 ⓔ — Jesus, who rescues us ⓕ from the coming wrath. ⓖ

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Footnotes

^{1 Thessalonians 1:3 [1]} Or who according to the flesh

^{1 Thessalonians 1:4 [2]} Or was declared with power to be the Son of God

^{1 Thessalonians 1:5 [3]} Or that is

^{1 Thessalonians 1:13 [4]} The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 7:1, 4; 8:12, 29; 10:1; 11:25; 12:1; 15:14, 30; 16:14, 17.

^{1 Thessalonians 1:17 [5]} Or is from faith to faith

^{1 Thessalonians 1:17 [6]} Hab. 2:4

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