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1 Thessalonians 1

2 He thanketh God for them, that they are so steadfast in faith and good works, 6 And receive the Gospel with such earnestness, 7 That they are an example to all others.
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 with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
2.We give God thanks always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers
3.Without ceasing, remembering your effectual faith, and diligent love and the patience of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of God even our Father,
4.Knowing, beloved brethren, that ye are elect of God.
5.For our Gospel was not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the holie Ghost, and in much assurance, as ye know after what manner we were among you for your sakes.
6.And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, and received the word in much affliction, with joy of the holie Ghost,
7.So that ye were as enamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
8.For from you sounded out the word of the Lord, not in Macedonia and in Achaia only: but your faith also which is toward God, spread abroad in all quarters, that we need not to speak anything.
9.For they themselves show of 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 look for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus which delivereth us from the wrath to come.

Notes

1-a.
For there is no Church which is not joined together in God.
2-*.
2 Thess. 1.3
2-*-1.
Philip. 1.3
3-b.
Which declares itself by most lovely fruits.
3-c.
Whereby you declared yourselves most ready and painful to help the poor.
5-d.
The effectual preaching of the Gospel is an evident token of our election.
6-e.
To believe, & to be fully persuaded to have the gifts of the holie Ghost, and joyfully to suffer for Christ's sake, are most certain signs of our election.
7-^.
Or, patterns
9-f.
To wit, all the faithful.
9-g.
For idols are dead things and only fained fantasies.
10-h.
Which he shall execute upon the wicked.