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📚Paul✭, and Silvanus, and Timothy✭, to the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ✭.Paul’s prayer and thanksgiving
2 📚We give thanks✭ to God always for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers✭, 3 📚✭remembering constantly your work of faith and labour of love and patience of hope✭ in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of our God and Father,
An ideal church
4 📚 knowing✭, dear brethren✭, God’s choice of you✭. 5 📚✭For our gospel✭ did not come to you in word only, but also in power✭ and in the Holy Spirit✭ and in much assurance✭. You know what kind✭ of men we were among you for your sake. 6 📚And you became followers of us✭ and of the Lord. You received the word in much suffering✭, but with the Holy Spirit’s joy✭. 7 📚So you became examples✭ to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia✭. 8 📚For the word of the Lord sounded out✭ from you. Not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place✭ your faith in God is becoming known, so that we do not need to say anything about it. 9 📚For they themselves declare concerning us what kind of entry we had among you and 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 has delivered us from the wrath to come✭.