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Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
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Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly , and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth ;
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So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure :
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Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer :