1Thessalonians 1



 1. Paul <3972>, and Silvanus <4610>, and Timotheus <5095>, unto 
the church <1577> of the Thessalonians <2331> [which is] in God 
<2316> the Father <3962> and [in] the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> 
Christ <5547>: Grace <5485> [be] unto you, and peace <1515>, 
from God <2316> our Father <3962>, and the Lord <2962> Jesus 
<2424> Christ <5547>.



 2. We give thanks <2168> to God <2316> always <3842> for you 
all <3956>, making <4160> mention <3417> of you in our prayers 
<4335>;



 3 Remembering <3421> without <89> ceasing <89> your <5209> work 
<2041> of faith <4102>, and labour <2873> of love <26>, and 
patience <5281> of hope <1680> in our Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> 
Christ <5547>, in the sight <1715> of God <2316> and our Father 
<3962>;



 4 Knowing <1492>, brethren <80> beloved <25>, your <5216> 
election <1589> of God <2316>.



 5 For our gospel <2098> came <1096> not unto you in word <3056> 
only <3440>, but also <2532> in power <1411>, and in the Holy 
<40> Ghost <4151>, and in much <4183> assurance <4136>; as ye 
know <1492> what <3634> manner <3634> of men we were among 
<1722> you for your <5209> sake.



 6. And ye became <1096> followers <3402> of us, and of the Lord 
<2962>, having received <1209> the word <3056> in much <4183> 
affliction <2347>, with joy <5479> of the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>:



 7 So <5620> that ye were ensamples <5179> to all <3956> that 
believe <4100> in Macedonia <3109> and Achaia <882>.



 8 For from you sounded <1837> out the word <3056> of the Lord 
<2962> not only <3440> in Macedonia <3109> and Achaia <882>, but 
also <2532> in every <3956> place <5117> your <5216> faith 
<4102> to God-ward <2316> is spread <1831> abroad <1831>; so 
<5620> that we need <5532> not to speak <2980> any <5100> thing.



 9 For they themselves <846> shew <518> of us what <3697> manner 
<3697> of entering <1529> in we had <2192> unto you, and how 
<4459> ye turned <1994> to God <2316> from idols <1497> to serve 
<1398> the living <2198> and true <228> God <2316>;



 10 And to wait <362> for his Son <5207> from heaven <3772>, 
whom <3739> he raised <1453> from the dead <3498>, [even] Jesus 
<2424>, which <3588> delivered <4506> us from the wrath <3709> 
to come <2064>.



1Thessalonians 2



 1. For yourselves <846>, brethren <80>, know <1492> our 
entrance <1529> in unto you, that it was not in vain <2756>:



 2 But even <2532> after that we had suffered <4310> before 
<4310>, and were shamefully <5195> entreated <5195>, as ye know 
<1492>, at <1722> Philippi <5375>, we were bold <3955> in our 
God <2316> to speak <2980> unto you the gospel <2098> of God 
<2316> with much <4183> contention <73>.



 3 For our exhortation <3874> [was] not of deceit <4106>, nor 
<3761> of uncleanness <167>, nor <3777> in guile <1388>:



 4 But as we were allowed <1381> of God <2316> to be put <4160> 
in trust <4100> with the gospel <2098>, even so <3779> we speak 
<2980>; not as pleasing <700> men <444>, but God <2316>, which 
trieth <1381> our hearts <2588>.



 5 For neither <3777> at <4218> any <4218> time <4218> used 
<1722> we flattering <2850> words <3056>, as ye know <1492>, nor 
<3777> a cloke <4392> of covetousness <4124>; God <2316> [is] 
witness <3144>:



 6 Nor <3777> of men <444> sought <2212> we glory <1391>, 
neither <3777> of you, nor <3777> [yet] of others <243>, when we 
might <1410> have been burdensome <922>, as the apostles <652> 
of Christ <5547>.



 7. But we were gentle <2261> among <3319> you, even as a nurse 
<5162> cherisheth <2282> her children <5043>:



 8 So <3779> being affectionately <2442> desirous <2442> of you, 
we were willing <2106> to have imparted <3330> unto you, not the 
gospel <2098> of God <2316> only <3440>, but also <2532> our own 
<1438> souls <5590>, because <1360> ye were dear <27> unto us.



 9 For ye remember <3421>, brethren <80>, our labour <2873> and 
travail <3449>: for labouring <2873> night <3571> and day <2250>,
 because <4314> we would not be chargeable <1912> unto any 
<5100> of you, we preached <2784> unto you the gospel <2098> of 
God <2316>.



 10 Ye [are] witnesses <3144>, and God <2316> [also <2532>], how 
<5613> holily <3743> and justly <1346> and unblameably <274> we 
behaved <1096> ourselves among you that believe <4100>:



 11 As ye know <1492> how <5613> we exhorted and comforted 
<3888> and charged <3146> every <1538> one <1520> of you, as a 
father <3962> [doth] his children <5043>,



 12 That ye would walk <4043> worthy <516> of God <2316>, who 
<3588> hath called <2564> you unto his kingdom <932> and glory 
<1391>.



 13. For this <5124> cause <1223> also <2532> thank <2168> we 
God <2316> without <89> ceasing <89>, because <3754>, when ye 
received <3880> the word <3056> of God <2316> which ye heard 
<189> of us, ye received <1209> [it] not [as] the word <3056> of 
men <444>, but as it is in truth <230>, the word <3056> of God 
<2316>, which <3739> effectually <1754> worketh <1754> also 
<2532> in you that believe <4100>.



 14 For ye, brethren <80>, became <1096> followers <3402> of the 
churches <1577> of God <2316> which <3588> in Judaea <2449> are 
in Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>: for ye also <2532> have suffered 
<3958> like <5024> things of your <2398> own <2398> countrymen 
<4853>, even <2532> as they [have] of the Jews <2453>:



 15 Who <3588> both <2532> killed <615> the Lord <2962> Jesus 
<2424>, and their own <2398> prophets <4396>, and have 
persecuted <1559> us; and they please <700> not God <2316>, and 
are contrary <1727> to all <3956> men <444>:



 16 Forbidding <2967> us to speak <2980> to the Gentiles <1484> 
that they might be saved <4982>, to fill <378> up their sins 
<266> alway <104>: for the wrath <3709> is come <5348> upon them 
to the uttermost <5056>.



 17. But we, brethren <80>, being taken <642> from you for a 
short <5610> time <2540> in presence <4383>, not in heart <2588>,
 endeavoured <4704> the more <4056> abundantly <4056> to see 
<1492> your <5216> face <4383> with great <4183> desire <1939>.



 18 Wherefore <1352> we would <2309> have come <2064> unto you, 
even <3303> I Paul <3972>, once <530> and again <1364>; but 
Satan <4567> hindered <1465> us.



 19 For what <5101> [is] our hope <1680>, or <2228> joy <5479>, 
or <2228> crown <4735> of rejoicing <2746>? [Are] not even 
<2532> ye in the presence <1715> of our Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> 
Christ <5547> at <1722> his coming <3952>?



 20 For ye are our glory <1391> and joy <5479>.



1Thessalonians 3



 1. Wherefore <1352> when we could no <3371> longer <3371> 
forbear <4722>, we thought <2106> it good <2106> to be left 
<2641> at <1722> Athens <116> alone <3441>;



 2 And sent <3992> Timotheus <5095>, our brother <80>, and 
minister <1249> of God <2316>, and our fellowlabourer <4904> in 
the gospel <2098> of Christ <5547>, to establish <4741> you, and 
to comfort <3870> you concerning <4012> your <5216> faith <4102>:



 3 That no <3367> man <3367> should be moved <4525> by these 
<5025> afflictions <2347>: for yourselves <846> know <1492> that 
we are appointed <2749> thereunto <5124>.



 4 For verily <2532>, when <3753> we were with you, we told 
<4302> you before <4302> that we should <3195> suffer 
tribulation <2346>; even <2532> as it came <1096> to pass, and 
ye know <1492>.



 5 For this <5124> cause <1223>, when I could no <3371> longer 
<3371> forbear <4722>, I sent <375> to know <1097> your <5216> 
faith <4102>, lest <3381> by some <3381> means <4458> the 
tempter <3985> have tempted <3985> you, and our labour <2873> be 
in vain <2756>.



 6. But now <737> when Timotheus <5095> came <2064> from you 
unto us, and brought <2097> us good <2097> tidings <2097> of 
your <5216> faith <4102> and charity <26>, and that ye have 
<2192> good <18> remembrance <3417> of us always <3842>, 
desiring <1971> greatly <1971> to see <1492> us, as we also 
<2532> [to see] you:



 7 Therefore <5124>, brethren <80>, we were comforted <3870> 
over <1909> you in all <3956> our affliction <2347> and distress 
<318> by your <5216> faith <4102>:



 8 For now <3568> we live <2198>, if <1437> ye stand <4739> fast 
in the Lord <2962>.



 9 For what <5101> thanks <2169> can <1410> we render <467> to 
God <2316> again <467> for you, for all <3956> the joy <5479> 
wherewith <3739> we joy <5463> for your <5209> sakes before 
<1715> our God <2316>;



 10 Night <3571> and day <2250> praying <1189> exceedingly 
<4053> that we might see <1492> your <5216> face <4383>, and 
might perfect <2675> that which is lacking <5303> in your <5216> 
faith <4102>?



 11. Now <1161> God <2316> himself <846> and our Father <3962>, 
and our Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, direct <2720> 
our way <3598> unto you.



 12 And the Lord <2962> make <4121> you to increase <4121> and 
abound <4052> in love <26> one <240> toward <1519> another <240>,
 and toward <1519> all <3956> [men], even <2532> as we [do] 
toward <1519> you:



 13 To the end <1519> he may stablish <4741> your <5216> hearts 
<2588> unblameable <299> in holiness <42> before <1715> God 
<2316>, even <2532> our Father <3962>, at <1722> the coming 
<3952> of our Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> with all 
<3956> his saints <40>.



1Thessalonians 4



 1. Furthermore <3063> then <3767> we beseech <2065> you, 
brethren <80>, and exhort <3870> [you] by the Lord <2962> Jesus 
<2424>, that as ye have received <3880> of us how <4459> ye 
ought <1163> to walk <4043> and to please <700> God <2316>, [so] 
ye would abound <4052> more <3123> and more <3123>.



 2 For ye know <1492> what <5101> commandments <3852> we gave 
<1325> you by the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>.



 3 For this <5124> is the will <2307> of God <2316>, [even] your 
<5216> sanctification <38>, that ye should abstain <567> from 
fornication <4202>:



 4 That every <1538> one of you should know <1492> how to 
possess <2932> his vessel <4632> in sanctification <38> and 
honour <5092>;



 5 Not in the lust <3806> of concupiscence <1939>, even <2532> 
as the Gentiles <1484> which <3588> know <1492> not God <2316>:



 6 That no <3361> [man] go <5233> beyond <5233> and defraud 
<4122> his brother <80> in [any] matter <4229>: because <1360> 
that the Lord <2962> [is] the avenger <1558> of all <3956> such 
<5130>, as we also <2532> have forewarned <4277> you and 
testified <1263>.



 7 For God <2316> hath not called <2564> us unto uncleanness 
<167>, but unto holiness <38>.



 8 He therefore <5105> that despiseth <114>, despiseth <114> not 
man <444>, but God <2316>, who <3588> hath also <2532> given 
<1325> unto us his holy <40> Spirit <4151>.



 9. But as touching <4012> brotherly <5360> love <5360> ye need 
<5532> not that I write <1125> unto you: for ye yourselves <846> 
are taught <2312> of God <2312> to love <25> one <240> another 
<240>.



 10 And indeed <1063> ye do <4160> it toward <1519> all <3956> 
the brethren <80> which <3588> are in all <3650> Macedonia 
<3109>: but we beseech <3870> you, brethren <80>, that ye 
increase <4052> more <3123> and more <3123>;



 11 And that ye study <5389> to be quiet <2270>, and to do 
<4238> your <2398> own <2398> business <2398>, and to work 
<2038> with your <2398> own <2398> hands <5495>, as we commanded 
<3853> you;



 12 That ye may walk <4043> honestly <2156> toward <4314> them 
that are without <1854>, and [that] ye may have <2192> lack 
<5332> of nothing <3367>.



 13. But I would <2309> not have you to be ignorant <50>, 
brethren <80>, concerning <4012> them which are asleep <2837>, 
that ye sorrow <3076> not, even <2532> as others <3062> which 
<3588> have <2192> no <3361> hope <1680>.



 14 For if <1487> we believe <4100> that Jesus <2424> died <599> 
and rose <450> again <450>, even so <3779> them also <2532> 
which sleep <2837> in Jesus <2424> will God <2316> bring <71> 
with him.



 15 For this <5124> we say <3004> unto you by the word <3056> of 
the Lord <2962>, that we which <3588> are alive <2198> [and] 
remain <4035> unto the coming <3952> of the Lord <2962> shall 
not prevent <5348> them which <3588> are asleep <2837>.



 16 For the Lord <2962> himself <846> shall descend <2597> from 
heaven <3772> with a shout <2752>, with the voice <5456> of the 
archangel <743>, and with the trump <4536> of God <2316>: and 
the dead <3498> in Christ <5547> shall rise <450> first <4412>:



 17 Then <1899> we which <3588> are alive <2198> [and] remain 
<4035> shall be caught <726> up together <260> with them in the 
clouds <3507>, to meet <529> the Lord <2962> in the air <109>: 
and so <3779> shall we ever <3842> be with the Lord <2962>.



 18 Wherefore <5620> comfort <3870> one <240> another <240> with 
these <5125> words <3056>.



1Thessalonians 5



 1. But of the times <2540> and the seasons <2540>, brethren 
<80>, ye have <2192> no <3756> need <5532> that I write <1125> 
unto you.



 2 For yourselves <846> know <1492> perfectly <199> that the day 
<2250> of the Lord <2962> so <3779> cometh <2064> as a thief 
<2812> in the night <3571>.



 3 For when <3752> they shall say <3004>, Peace <1515> and 
safety <803>; then <5119> sudden <160> destruction <3639> cometh 
<2186> upon them, as travail <5604> upon a woman with child 
<1064>; and they shall not escape <1628>.



 4 But ye, brethren <80>, are not in darkness <4655>, that that 
day <2250> should overtake <2638> you as a thief <2812>.



 5 Ye are all <3956> the children <5207> of light <5457>, and 
the children <5207> of the day <2250>: we are not of the night 
<3571>, nor <3761> of darkness <4655>.



 6. Therefore <3767> let us not sleep <2518>, as [do] others 
<3062>; but let us watch <1127> and be sober <3525>.



 7 For they that sleep <2518> sleep <2518> in the night <3571>; 
and they that be drunken <3184> are drunken <3184> in the night 
<3571>.



 8 But let us, who <3588> are of the day <2250>, be sober <3525>,
 putting <1746> on <1746> the breastplate <2382> of faith <4102> 
and love <26>; and for an helmet <4030>, the hope <1680> of 
salvation <4991>.



 9 For God <2316> hath not appointed <5087> us to wrath <3709>, 
but to obtain <4047> salvation <4991> by our Lord <2962> Jesus 
<2424> Christ <5547>,



 10 Who <3588> died <599> for us, that, whether <1535> we wake 
<1127> or <1535> sleep <2518>, we should live <2198> together 
<260> with him.



 11. Wherefore <1352> comfort <3870> yourselves <240> together 
<240>, and edify <3618> one <1520> another <1520>, even <2531> 
as also <2532> ye do <4160>.



 12 And we beseech <2065> you, brethren <80>, to know <1492> 
them which <3588> labour <2872> among <1722> you, and are over 
<4291> you in the Lord <2962>, and admonish <3560> you;



 13 And to esteem <2233> them very <5228> highly <4053> in love 
<26> for their work's <2041> sake. [And] be at <1722> peace 
<1518> among <1722> yourselves <1438>.



 14 Now <1161> we exhort <3870> you, brethren <80>, warn <3560> 
them that are unruly <813>, comfort <3888> the feebleminded 
<3642>, support <472> the weak <772>, be patient <3114> toward 
<4314> all <3956> [men].



 15 See <3708> that none <5100> render <591> evil <2556> for 
evil <2556> unto any <5100> [man]; but ever <3842> follow <1377> 
that which <3588> is good <18>, both <2532> among <1519> 
yourselves <1438>, and to all <3956> [men].



 16. Rejoice <5463> evermore <3842>.



 17 Pray <4336> without <89> ceasing <89>.



 18 In every <3956> thing give thanks <2168>: for this <5124> is 
the will <2307> of God <2316> in Christ <5547> Jesus <2424> 
concerning <1519> you.



 19 Quench <4570> not the Spirit <4151>.



 20 Despise <1848> not prophesyings <4394>.



 21 Prove <1381> all <3956> things; hold <2722> fast <2722> that 
which <3588> is good <2570>.



 22 Abstain <567> from all <3956> appearance <1491> of evil 
<4190>.



 23. And the very <846> God <2316> of peace <1515> sanctify <37> 
you wholly <3651>; and [I pray God] your <3588> whole <3648> 
spirit <4151> and soul <5590> and body <4983> be preserved 
<5083> blameless <274> unto the coming <3952> of our Lord <2962> 
Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>.



 24 Faithful <4103> [is] he that calleth <2564> you, who <3739> 
also <2532> will do <4160> [it].



 25 Brethren <80>, pray <4336> for us.



 26 Greet <782> all <3956> the brethren <80> with an holy <40> 
kiss <5370>.



 27 I charge <3726> you by the Lord <2962> that this <3588> 
epistle <1992> be read <314> unto all <3956> the holy <40> 
brethren <80>.



 28 The grace <5485> of our Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ 
<5547> [be] with you. Amen <281>.







 

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