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1. Greetings from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. To the church of those in Thessalonica, who are in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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1. Paul G3972 , and G2532 Silvanus G4610 , and G2532 Timothy G5095 , unto the G3588 church G1577 of the Thessalonians G2331 in G1722 God G2316 our G2257 Father G3962 and G2532 the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 :
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2. Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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2. Grace G5485 unto you G5213 , and G2532 peace G1515 , from G575 God G2316 our G2257 Father G3962 and G2532 the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 .
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3. We thank God for you always. And that's what we should do, because you give us good reason to be thankful: Your faith is growing more and more. And the love that every one of you has for each other is also growing.
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3. We are bound G3784 to thank G2168 God G2316 always G3842 for G4012 you G5216 , brethren G80 , as G2531 it is G2076 meet G514 , because that G3754 your G5216 faith G4102 groweth exceedingly G5232 , and G2532 the G3588 charity G26 of every G1538 one G1520 of you G5216 all G3956 toward G1519 each other G240 aboundeth G4121 ;
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4. So we tell the other churches of God how proud we are of you. We tell them how you patiently continue to be strong and have faith, even though you are being persecuted and are suffering many troubles.
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4. So that G5620 we G2248 ourselves G846 glory G2744 in G1722 you G5213 in G1722 the G3588 churches G1577 of God G2316 for G5228 your G5216 patience G5281 and G2532 faith G4102 in G1722 all G3956 your G5216 persecutions G1375 and G2532 tribulations G2347 that G3739 ye endure G430 :
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5. This is proof that God is right in his judgment. He wants you to be worthy of his kingdom. Your suffering is for that kingdom.
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5. Which is a manifest token G1730 of the G3588 righteous G1342 judgment G2920 of God G2316 , that ye G5209 may be counted worthy G2661 of the G3588 kingdom G932 of God G2316 , for G5228 which G3739 ye also G2532 suffer G3958 :
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6. God will do what is right. He will punish those who are causing you trouble.
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6. Seeing G1512 it is a righteous thing G1342 with G3844 God G2316 to recompense G467 tribulation G2347 to them that trouble G2346 you G5209 ;
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7. And he will bring relief to you who are troubled. He will bring it to you and to us when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven for all to see, together with his powerful angels.
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7. And G2532 to you G5213 who are troubled G2346 rest G425 with G3326 us G2257 , when G1722 the G3588 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 shall be revealed G602 from G575 heaven G3772 with G3326 his G848 mighty G1411 angels G32 ,
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8. He will come with burning fire to punish those who don't know God�those who refuse to accept the Good News about our Lord Jesus Christ.
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8. In G1722 flaming G5395 fire G4442 taking G1325 vengeance G1557 on them that know G1492 not G3361 God G2316 , and G2532 that obey G5219 not G3361 the G3588 gospel G2098 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 :
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9. They will be punished with a destruction that never ends. They will not be allowed to be with the Lord but will be kept away from his great power.
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9. Who G3748 shall be punished G5099 G1349 with everlasting G166 destruction G3639 from G575 the presence G4383 of the G3588 Lord G2962 , and G2532 from G575 the G3588 glory G1391 of his G846 power G2479 ;
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10. This will happen on the day when the Lord Jesus comes to receive honor with his holy people. He will be admired among all who have believed. And this includes you because you believed what we told you.
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10. When G3752 he shall come G2064 to be glorified G1740 in G1722 his G848 saints G40 , and G2532 to be admired G2296 in G1722 all G3956 them that believe G4100 ( because G3754 our G2257 testimony G3142 among G1909 you G5209 was believed G4100 ) in G1722 that G1565 day G2250 .
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11. That is why we always pray for you. We ask our God to help you live the good way he wanted when he chose you. The goodness you have makes you want to do good. And the faith you have makes you work. We pray that with his power God will help you do these things more and more.
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11. Wherefore G1519 G3739 also G2532 we pray G4336 always G3842 for G4012 you G5216 , that G2443 our G2257 God G2316 would count you worthy G515 G5209 of this calling G2821 , and G2532 fulfill G4137 all G3956 the good pleasure G2107 of his goodness G19 , and G2532 the work G2041 of faith G4102 with G1722 power G1411 :
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12. Then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored because of you, and you will be honored because of him. This can happen only by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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12. That G3704 the G3588 name G3686 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 may be glorified G1740 in G1722 you G5213 , and G2532 ye G5210 in G1722 him G846 , according G2596 to the G3588 grace G5485 of our G2257 God G2316 and G2532 the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 .
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