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BOOK 52

 FIRST BOOK OF THESSALONIANS

CHAPTER 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.
2 We give thanks to God always
for you all, making mention of you in
our prayers;
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;
4 Knowing, brethren beloved,
your election of God.
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.
6 And ye became followers of us,
and of the Lord, having received the
word in much affliction, with joy of
the Holy Ghost:
7 So that ye were ensamples to
all that believe in Macedonia and
Achaia.
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.
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;
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.

CHAPTER 2
1 For yourselves, brethren, know
our entrance in unto you, that it was
not in vain:
2 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.
3 For our exhortation was not of
deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in
guile:
4 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.
5 For neither at any time used
we flattering words, as ye know, nor
a cloak of covetousness; God is
witness:
6 Nor of men sought we glory,
neither of you, nor yet of others,
when we might have been burdensome,
as the apostles of Christ.
7 But we were gentle among you,
even as a nurse cherisheth her
children:
8 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.
9 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.
10 Ye are witnesses, and God
also, how holily and justly and
unblameably we behaved ourselves
among you that believe:
11 As ye know how we exhorted
and comforted and charged every one
of you, as a father doth his
children,
12 That ye would walk worthy of
God, who hath called you unto his
kingdom and glory.
13 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.
14 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:
15 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:
16 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.
17 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.
18 Wherefore we would have come
unto you, even I Paul, once and
again; but Satan hindered us.
19 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?
20 For ye are our glory and joy.

CHAPTER 3
1 Wherefore when we could no
longer forbear, we thought it good to
be left at Athens alone;
2 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:
3 That no man should be moved by
these afflictions: for yourselves
know that we are appointed thereunto.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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:
7 Therefore, brethren, we were
comforted over you in all our
affliction and distress by your
faith:
8 For now we live, if ye stand
fast in the Lord.
9 For what thanks can we render
to God again for you, for all the joy
wherewith we joy for your sakes
before our God;
10 Night and day praying
exceedingly that we might see your
face, and might perfect that which is
lacking in your faith?
11 Now God himself and our
Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
direct our way unto you.
12 And the Lord make you to
increase and abound in love one
toward another, and toward all men,
even as we do toward you:
13 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.

CHAPTER 4
1 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.
2 For ye know what commandments
we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God,
even your sanctification, that ye
should abstain from fornication:
4 That every one of you should
know how to possess his vessel in
sanctification and honour;
5 Not in the lust of
concupiscence, even as the Gentiles
which know not God:
6 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.
7 For God hath not called us
unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
8 He therefore that despiseth,
despiseth not man, but God, who hath
also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9 But as touching brotherly love
ye need not that I write unto you:
for ye yourselves are taught of God
to love one another.
10 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;
11 And that ye study to be
quiet, and to do your own business,
and to work with your own hands, as
we commanded you;
12 That ye may walk honestly
toward them that are without, and
that ye may have lack of nothing.
13 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.
14 For if we believe that Jesus
died and rose again, even so them
also which sleep in Jesus will God
bring with him.
15 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.
16 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:
17 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.
18 Wherefore comfort one another
with these words.

CHAPTER 5
1 But of the times and the
seasons, brethren, ye have no need
that I write unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly
that the day of the Lord so cometh as
a thief in the night.
3 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.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in
darkness, that that day should
overtake you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of
light, and the children of the day:
we are not of the night, nor of
darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as
do others; but let us watch and be
sober.
7 For they that sleep sleep in
the night; and they that be drunken
are drunken in the night.
8 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.
9 For God hath not appointed us
to wrath, but to obtain salvation by
our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 Who died for us, that,
whether we wake or sleep, we should
live together with him.
11 Wherefore comfort yourselves
together, and edify one another, even
as also ye do.
12 And we beseech you, brethren,
to know them which labour among you,
and are over you in the Lord, and
admonish you;
13 And to esteem them very
highly in love for their work's sake.
And be at peace among yourselves.
14 Now we exhort you, brethren,
warn them that are unruly, comfort
the feebleminded, support the weak,
be patient toward all men.
15 See that none render evil for
evil unto any man; but ever follow
that which is good, both among
yourselves, and to all men.
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks:
for this is the will of God in Christ
Jesus concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not prophesyings.
21 Prove all things; hold fast
that which is good.
22 Abstain from all appearance
of evil.
23 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.
24 Faithful is he that calleth
you, who also will do it.
25 Brethren, pray for us.
26 Greet all the brethren with
an holy kiss.
27 I charge you by the Lord that
this epistle be read unto all the
holy brethren.
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you. Amen.