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1 Thessalonians · read by David Roper
20 verses, in order. Only the verses David read aloud are shown.
1 Thessalonians 1
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Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.Read from ESV · A Faith That Works
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and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from ESV · A Faith That Works
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Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,Read from ESV · A Faith That Works
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because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.Read from ESV · A Faith That Works
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And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.Read from ESV · A Faith That Works
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As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.Read from ESV · A Faith That Works
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For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.Read from ESV · A Faith That Works
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and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.Read from ESV · A Faith That Works
1 Thessalonians 2
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And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.Read from ESV · A Faith That Works
1 Thessalonians 4
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For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.Read from ESV · A Hope That Produces Endurance
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By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.Read from ESV · A Hope That Produces Endurance
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After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.Read from ESV · A Hope That Produces Endurance
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Therefore encourage one another with these words.Read from NASB1995 · A Hope That Produces Endurance
1 Thessalonians 5
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For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.Read from NASB1995 · A Hope That Produces Endurance
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But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.Read from ESV · A Hope That Produces Endurance
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For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.Read from NKJV · A Hope That Produces Endurance
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So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.Read from ESV · A Hope That Produces Endurance
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For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.Read from ESV · A Hope That Produces Endurance
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But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.Read from ESV · A Hope That Produces Endurance
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For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from ESV · A Hope That Produces Endurance