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Chapter 1 |
| 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. |
| 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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| 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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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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Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense
tribulation to them that trouble you; |
| 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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In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God,
and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: |
| 9 | Who shall be
punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from
the glory of his power; |
| 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. |
| 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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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. |
