New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Thessalonians 1:2-8

2 1We give thanks to God always for all of you, 2making mention of you in our prayers;

3constantly bearing in mind your 3work of faith and labor of 4love and 5 6steadfastness of hope 7in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of 8our God and Father,

4knowing, 9brethren beloved by God, 10His choice of you;

5for our 11gospel did not come to you in word only, but also 12in power and in the Holy Spirit and with 13full conviction; just as you know 14what kind of men we 15proved to be among you for your sake.

6You also became 16imitators of us and of the Lord, 17having received 18the word in much tribulation with the 19joy of the Holy Spirit,

7so that you became an example to all the believers in 20Macedonia and in 21Achaia.

8For 22the word of the Lord has 23sounded forth from you, not only in 24Macedonia and 25Achaia, but also 26in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.

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1. 1 Thessalonians 1:2 Rom 1:8; 2 Thess 1:3 ↩
2. 1 Thessalonians 1:2 Rom 1:9 ↩
3. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 John 6:29 ↩
4. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 1 Cor 13:13 ↩
5. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Or perseverance ↩
6. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Rom 8:25; 15:4 ↩
7. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Lit of ↩
8. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Gal 1:4 ↩
9. 1 Thessalonians 1:4 Rom 1:7; 2 Thess 2:13 ↩
10. 1 Thessalonians 1:4 2 Pet 1:10 ↩
11. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 1 Cor 9:14 ↩
12. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 Rom 15:19 ↩
13. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 Luke 1:1; Col 2:2 ↩
14. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 1 Thess 2:10 ↩
15. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 Or became ↩
16. 1 Thessalonians 1:6 1 Cor 4:16; 11:1f ↩
17. 1 Thessalonians 1:6 Acts 17:5-10 ↩
18. 1 Thessalonians 1:6 2 Tim 4:2 ↩
19. 1 Thessalonians 1:6 Acts 13:52; 2 Cor 6:10; Gal 5:22 ↩
20. 1 Thessalonians 1:7 Rom 15:26 ↩
21. 1 Thessalonians 1:7 Acts 18:12 ↩
22. 1 Thessalonians 1:8 Col 3:16; 2 Thess 3:1 ↩
23. 1 Thessalonians 1:8 Rom 10:18 ↩
24. 1 Thessalonians 1:8 Rom 15:26 ↩
25. 1 Thessalonians 1:8 Acts 18:12 ↩
26. 1 Thessalonians 1:8 Rom 1:8; 16:19; 2 Cor 2:14 ↩

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