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This letter is from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
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Dear brothers and sisters, we can’t help but thank God for you, because your faith is flourishing and your love for one another is growing.
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We proudly tell God’s other churches about your endurance and faithfulness in all the persecutions and hardships you are suffering.
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And God will use this persecution to show his justice and to make you worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering.