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1 Thessalonians 1:3-5
The Voice
1 Thessalonians 1:3-5
The Voice
3 Your actions on behalf of the true faith, your tireless toil of love, and your unfailing, unwavering, unending hope in our Lord Jesus the Anointed before God our Father have put you consistently at the forefront of our thoughts. 4 O brothers and sisters loved by God, we know He has chosen you. 5 And here is why: what you experienced in the good news we brought you was more than words channeling down your ears; it came to you as a life-empowering, Spirit-infused message that offers complete hope and assurance! We lived transparently before you so that you would know what sort of people we truly are. We did it for your sake,
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1 Thessalonians 1:3-5
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1 Thessalonians 1:3-5
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3 We remember before our God and Father(A) your work produced by faith,(B) your labor prompted by love,(C) and your endurance inspired by hope(D) in our Lord Jesus Christ.
4 For we know, brothers and sisters[a] loved by God,(E) that he has chosen you, 5 because our gospel(F) came to you not simply with words but also with power,(G) with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know(H) how we lived among you for your sake.
Footnotes
- 1 Thessalonians 1:4 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 2:1, 9, 14, 17; 3:7; 4:1, 10, 13; 5:1, 4, 12, 14, 25, 27.
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