For we know, (A)brothers[a] loved by God, (B)that he has chosen you,

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 1:4 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters

For we know, brothers and sisters[a] loved by God,(A) that he has chosen you,

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  1. 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.

12 (A)Of Benjamin he said,

“The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety.
The High God[a] surrounds him all day long,
    and dwells between his shoulders.”

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:12 Septuagint; Hebrew dwells in safety by him. He

12 About Benjamin(A) he said:

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,(B)
    for he shields him all day long,(C)
    and the one the Lord loves(D) rests between his shoulders.(E)

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