1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 1 ©

1 The salutation. 2 Paul sheweth his thankful remembrance of the Thessalonians in his prayers on account of their faith, charity, and patience; 5 applauding them for their exemplary reception of the gospel, and improvement under it.

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aPAUL, and bSilvanus, and cTimotheus, unto the church of the dThessalonians which is in eGod the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: fGrace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

a Ac. 9; 13-28; 15.40. 2Co. 1.19. 1Pe. 5.12. 2Ti. 1.2. Phi. 1.1. Col. 1.1.
b Ac. 15.34.
c ch. 3.6.
d Ac. 17.1-10. Phi. 4.15,16.
e 1Jn. 1.3. Jn. 14.23; 17.21,23. 1Co. 1.2. Ep. 1.1. 1Pe. 1.2. 2Th. 1.2.
f Ro. 1.7. Ga. 1.3. Phi. 1.2. 2Pe. 1.2. Nu. 6.24-26.
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gWe give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

g Ro. 1.8-10. 1Co. 1.4-8. Ep. 1.15,16. Phi. 1.3-11.
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Remembering without ceasing hyour work of faith, and labour of love, and ipatience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, jin the sight of God and our Father;

h Jn. 6.27,29. Ja. 2.17. He. 6.10,12. Ro. 12.12. 1Co. 15.58. Ja. 1.3,4. 2Pe. 1.6. Re. 2.2,3.
i Ro. 2.7.
j Ge. 5.24; 17.1. Ps. 16.8. 1Pe. 3.4. Col. 2.2.
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kKnowing, 1brethren beloved, your election of God.

k 2Th. 2.13. 1Pe. 1.2. 2Pe. 1.10. Ep. 1.3-11. Ro. 8.28-30; 9.6-23; 11.2-7. 2Ti. 1.9,10.
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For lour gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy *Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know mwhat *manner of men we were among you for your sake.

l Is. 55.11. Mar. 16.20. 2Co. 10.4,5. 1Co. 1.24; 4.20. Ga. 3.2,5. He. 2.3; 6.11. Tit. 3.3-7.
m ch. 2.1-11. 2Th. 3.8,9. Ac. 20.18-35. 1Co. 2.2-5; 4.9-13. 2Co. 1.12; 2.14-17; 3.12; 4.1,2; 6.3-10. 1Ti. 4.12-16. 2Ti. 3.10. 1Co. 9.1-22. 2Co. 12.4. 2Ti. 2.10.
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And ye nbecame followers of us, and of the Lord, ohaving received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy *Ghost:

n 1Co. 11.1; 4.16. 2Co. 8.5. Phi. 3.17. 2Th. 3.9.
o v.5. ch. 2.13,14; 3.3. 2Th. 1.4,5. Ac. 17.5-10; 5.41; 13.52. He. 10.34. Ho. 2.14.
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So that ye were p*ensamples to all that believe in qMacedonia and Achaia.

p Tit. 2.7. 1Ti. 4.12. ch. 4.10.
q Ac. 19.21.
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For from you rsounded out the word of the Lord snot 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.

r Ro. 10.18. 2Th. 3.1. Is. 2.3; 11.9; 52.7,15; 66.19,20.
s ch. 4.10. 2Th. 1.4. Ro. 1.8.
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For they themselves shew of us twhat *manner of entering in we had unto you, and how uye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

t v.5,6. ch. 2.1,13.
u Ac. 14.15; 15.19. 1Co. 12.2. Ga. 4.8. Is. 2.3,18-20; 35; 42; 49; 54; 60.
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And vto wait for his Son from heaven, wwhom he raised from the dead, even xJesus, ywhich delivered us from the wrath to come.

v Mar. 15.43. Lu. 2.25. 1Co. 1.7. 2Th. 3.5; 1.7. Ac. 1.11; 3.21. Phi. 3.20. Re. 1.7. He. 9.28. Tit. 2.13. 2Ti. 4.8. 2Pe. 3.12,14. ch. 4.16.
w Ac. 2.24. Ro. 4.25. 1Pe. 1.21. 1Co. 15.
x Mat. 1.21; 3.7. Ro. 5.9,10. 2Th. 1.10,11. Re. 5.9. 1Pe. 2.24; 3.18. Ga. 3.13. ch. 5.9. Is. 45.17,22-25.
y Col. 1.13.