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1 Thessalonians · read by Svend Christensen
57 verses, in order. Only the verses Svend 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 KJV · Studies in Song of Solomon 01 His Head as Fine Gold
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We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayersRead from NKJV · Studies in Song of Solomon 01 His Head as Fine Gold
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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 KJV · Studies in Song of Solomon 01 His Head as Fine Gold
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Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,Read from KJV · Studies in Song of Solomon 01 His Head as Fine Gold
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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 KJV · Studies in Song of Solomon 01 His Head as Fine Gold
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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 KJV · Studies in Song of Solomon 01 His Head as Fine Gold
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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 NKJV · Studies in Song of Solomon 01 His Head as Fine Gold
1 Thessalonians 2
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You yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
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As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
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Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
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On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
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We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
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Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
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You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
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encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
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For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 03 Conduct
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who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
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hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
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Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 03 Conduct
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For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
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After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 02 Crown
1 Thessalonians 3
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So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 03 Conduct
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Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 03 Conduct
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For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 03 Conduct
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For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 03 Conduct
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For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 03 Conduct
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Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 03 Conduct
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Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 03 Conduct
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And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 03 Conduct
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so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.Read from KJV · Studies in Song of Solomon 01 His Head as Fine Gold
1 Thessalonians 4
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Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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For it is God's will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
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Therefore encourage one another with these words.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 04 Coming
1 Thessalonians 5
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Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 05 Concecration
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So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 05 Concecration
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Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.Read from NKJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 05 Concecration
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Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · Studies in Song of Solomon 01 His Head as Fine Gold
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The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 05 Concecration
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Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.Read from NASB1995 · Studies in 1 Thessalonians 05 Concecration