| 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. |
| 1:2 | We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; |
| 1:3 | Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; |
| 1:4 | Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. |
| 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. |
| 1:6 | And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: |
| 1:7 | So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. |
| 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. |
| 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; |
| 1:9 | 因為他們自己已經報明我們是怎樣進到你們那裡、你們是怎樣離棄偶像歸向 神、要服事那又真又活的 神、 |
| 1:9 | 因为他们自己已经报明我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像归向神，要服事那又真又活的神， |
| act:14:15 | And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: |
| jer:10:10 | But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. |
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| 1:10 | And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. |
