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Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy: To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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We must always thank God for you, brothers, which is fitting, since your faith is flourishing, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
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Therefore we ourselves boast about you among God's churches-about your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you endure.
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It is a clear evidence of God's righteous judgment that you will be counted worthy of God's kingdom, for which you also are suffering,