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1 Thessalonians

Offers hope and encouragement for believers to live faithfully as they await Christ's return.

Chapter 1

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KJV: 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.

Geneva: Pavl, and Siluanus, and Timotheus, vnto the Church of the Thessalonians, which is in God the Father, and in the Lord Iesus Christ: Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

KJV: We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

Geneva: We giue God thankes alwayes for you all, making mention of you in our prayers

KJV: 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;

Geneva: Without ceasing, remembring your effectuall faith, and diligent loue, and the patience of your hope in our Lord Iesus Christ, in the sight of God euen our Father,

KJV: Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

Geneva: Knowing, beloued brethren, that ye are elect of God.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: For our Gospell was not vnto you in worde only, but also in power, and in the holy Ghost, and in much assurance, as ye know after what maner we were among you for your sakes.

KJV: And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

Geneva: And ye became followers of vs, and of the Lorde, and receiued the worde in much affliction, with ioy of the holy Ghost,

KJV: So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

Geneva: So that ye were as ensamples to all that beleeue in Macedonia and in Achaia.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: For from you sounded out the worde of the Lord, not in Macedonia and in Achaia only: but your faith also which is toward God, spred abroad in all quarters, that we neede not to speake any thing.

KJV: 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;

Geneva: For they themselues shew of vs what maner of entring in we had vnto you, and how ye turned to God from idoles, to serue the liuing and true God,

KJV: And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Geneva: And to looke for his sonne from heauen, whome he raised from the dead, euen Iesus which deliuereth vs from that wrath to come.