1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in

A ⟨our Father and the Father of⟩

the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ

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.

2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you

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in our prayers;

3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope

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in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

5 For our gospel

ℵ ⟨the gospel of our God⟩

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

ℵA ⟨to⟩

you for your sake.

6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord

A ⟨God⟩

, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of

B ⟨and⟩

the Holy Ghost:

7 So that ye were ensamples

B ⟨ensample⟩

to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia

ℵBA ⟨in Achaia⟩

.

8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia

A omit; ℵ ⟨For from you sounded out the word of God not only in Macedonia and in Achaia⟩, ℵ* omits ⟨For⟩

, but also

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in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

9 For they themselves shew of us

B ⟨you⟩

what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye 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, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.