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11 May our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus prepare the way to you. 12 May the Lord[a] cause your love to increase and overflow for one another and for everyone else, just as our love does for you. 13 May he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may stand blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones.[b] [Amen.]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 Lord: in Paul’s usage this word is usually applied to Jesus, not the Father (see, e.g., Rom 10:9; 1 Cor 1:2; Phil 2:11).
  2. 1 Thessalonians 3:13 Holy ones: usually translated as “saints,” referring to all Christians.