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And Jesus, who is called Justus. These are of the circumcision, and the only ones who have helped me toward the Kingdom of God; and have been a comfort to me.

Ep''a-phras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you: always labouring for you in prayer, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

PAUL, and Sil-va''nus, and Ti-mo''theus, unto the church of the Thes-salo''ni- ans which is in God the Father and in our LORD Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father, and the LORD Jesus Christ.

We give thanks to God always for you all, remembering you continually in our prayers;

Mentioning before God the Father the works of your faith and the labor of your love, and the patience of your hope in our LORD Jesus Christ.

For we know that you are the elected ones, my brethren, and beloved of God.

Not only have you sounded out the word of our LORD in Mac-e-do''ni-a and A-cha''ia but also, in every place your faith in God has been heard so that we need not speak anything about you.

For these people themselves relate how we entered first among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God;

But from the beginning we suffered and as you know were treated shamefully, at Philip''pi; then with more struggle but with confidence in our God, we preached to you the gospel of Christ.

But just as we have been examined by God to be entrusted with his gospel, even so we speak, not to please men, but to please God who searches our hearts.

And we have never used flattering words, as you know, to conceal greed; God is witness:

Likewise, we are affectionately desirous to give you, not only the gospel of God, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.

You are witnesses, and God also, how we preached to you the gospel of God, purely and righteously, and we lived blamelessly among all the believers.

And we bore the testimony to you, so that you may live a life worthy of God, who has called you to his kingdom and glory.

For this cause also we thank God continually, because, when you received the word of God which you heard from us you received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which works effectively in you who believe.

For you, my brethren, have taken the pattern of the churches of God in Juda which are in Christ Jesus: for you also have suffered from the people of your own tribe, even as they have suffered from the Jews;

Who both killed the LORD Jesus Christ, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God, and are against all men;

Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, adding this to their sins always; but the wrath of God is upon them to the uttermost.

And send Ti-mo''the-us, our brother, a minister of God, and our helper in the gospel of Christ, to sustain you and comfort you concerning your faith:

What thanks can we offer to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes,