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| Book 52 - New
Testament Book of 1 Thessalonians - King James Version |
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FIRST
THESSALONIANS
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| 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.
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| We give thanks to
God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
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| 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;
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| Knowing, brethren
beloved, your election of God.
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| 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.
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| And ye became
followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much
affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.
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| So that ye were
ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
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| 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.
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| 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;
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| And to wait for his
Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which
delivered us from the wrath to come.
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2
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| For yourselves,
brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
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| 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.
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| For our exhortation
was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
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| But as we were
allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we
speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
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| For neither at any
time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of
covetousness; God is witness:
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| Nor of men sought we
glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been
burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
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| But we were gentle
among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Ye are witnesses,
and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved
ourselves among you that believe:
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| As ye know how we
exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father
doth his children,
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| That ye would walk
worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
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| 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.
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| For ye, brethren,
became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in
Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own
countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
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| Who both killed the
Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and
they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
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| Forbidding us to
speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their
sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
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| 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.
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| Wherefore we would
have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan
hindered us.
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| For what is our
hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the
presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
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| For ye are our glory
and joy.
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3
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| Wherefore when we
could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens
alone;
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| 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:
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| That no man should
be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are
appointed thereunto.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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:
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| Therefore, brethren,
we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by
your faith:
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| For now we live, if
ye stand fast in the Lord.
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| For what thanks can
we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy
for your sakes before our God;
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| Night and day
praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect
that which is lacking in your faith?
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| Now God himself and
our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
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| And the Lord make
you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward
all men, even as we do toward you:
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| To the end he may
stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our
Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his
saints.
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4
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| 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.
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| For ye know what
commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
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| For this is the will
of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from
fornication:
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| That every one of
you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and
honour;
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| Not in the lust of
concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
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| 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.
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| For God hath not
called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
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| He therefore that
despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us
his holy Spirit.
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| But as touching
brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye
yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
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| 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;
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| And that ye study to
be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own
hands, as we commanded you;
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| That ye may walk
honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack
of nothing.
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| 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.
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| For if we believe
that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in
Jesus will God bring with him.
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| 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.
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| For the Lord himself
shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall
rise first:
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| Then we which are
alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with
the Lord.
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| Wherefore comfort
one another with these words.
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| CHAPTER
5
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| But of the times and
the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
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| For yourselves know
perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the
night.
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| For when they shall
say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them,
as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
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| But ye, brethren,
are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
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| Ye are all the
children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the
night, nor of darkness.
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| Therefore let us not
sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
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| For they that sleep
sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the
night.
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| But let us, who are
of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and
love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
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| For God hath not
appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus
Christ,
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| Who died for us,
that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
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| Wherefore comfort
yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
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| And we beseech you,
brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in
the Lord, and admonish you;
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| And to esteem them
very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among
yourselves.
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| Now we exhort you,
brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded,
support the weak, be patient toward all men.
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| See that none render
evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good,
both among yourselves, and to all men.
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| Rejoice evermore.
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| Pray without
ceasing.
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| In every thing give
thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning
you.
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| Quench not the
Spirit.
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| Despise not
prophesyings.
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| Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
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| Abstain from all
appearance of evil.
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| 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.
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| Faithful is he that
calleth you, who also will do it.
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| Brethren, pray for
us.
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| Greet all the
brethren with an holy kiss.
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| I charge you by the
Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
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| The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
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