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1 Thessalonians
The thirteenth book of the New Testament, a letter from the apostle Paul to the church at Thessalonica in Macedonia. Many hold that it was the earliest of the Pauline Epistles to be written. It addresses the second coming of Christ and holy living.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2Bible
First Thessalonians 2 recalls the conduct and labors of Paul and his companions while they preached the gospel in Thessalonica, gives thanks for the believers who received the word, and expresses Paul's longing to see them again.
- 1 Thessalonians 1Bible
1 Thessalonians 1 contains the greeting of Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the church at Thessalonica and their thanksgiving for the faith of believers who received the gospel in the midst of affliction and turned from idols to God.
- 1 Thessalonians 5Bible
1 Thessalonians 5 is the final chapter of the First Epistle to the Thessalonians. It urges believers to meet the day of the Lord watchfully, gives counsel on church life, including "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks," and closes with final greetings.
- 1 Thessalonians 3Bible
1 Thessalonians 3 recounts Paul's sending of Timothy from Athens to Thessalonica, his thanksgiving for the news Timothy brought back of the believers' faith and love, and his prayer that they would be unblameable at the coming of the Lord.
- 1 Thessalonians 4Bible
1 Thessalonians 4 is the chapter in which Paul urges the church at Thessalonica to live holy lives, to love one another as brethren, and to work diligently, and teaches them to comfort one another with the hope that believers who have died will rise again at the coming of the Lord.
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