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Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians, who believe in God the father, and in our Lord Jesus Christ. grace and peace be with you from God our father, and from Jesus Christ our Lord.

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, that believe in God our father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ.

for if a man is incapable of governing his own family, how can he take care of the church of God?

you may know how to conduct yourself in the house of God, that is, in the church of the true God.

If any convert has widow-relations, let such relieve them, that the church may not be charged, but with the relief of such as are entirely destitute.

to our beloved Appia, to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in your house, favour and peace be with you,

are not all those spirits dispatch'd as ministers to take care of those who shall belong to the christian church.

"I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee."

the church of the first-born who are enroll'd in heaven, to God the judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,

for we are all liable to frequent mistakes. he that does not give too great a loose to his tongue, is an accomplish'd person and fit to moderate the whole church.

Is any of you sick? let him send for the pastors of the church, to pray for him, and after giving him the unction, in the name of the Lord,

for now is the time when God will begin his judgments with his own church. now if he begins with us, what will the conclusion be to those who do not obey the divine gospel?

the church at Babylon, who are likewise Christians, and Mark my son salute you.

I have writ to the church: but Diotrephes, who affects the superiority, has no regard to our representations.

for which reason, when I come, I shall animadvert upon his conduct, and the malicious aspersions he casts upon us: not contented with this, he will neither receive the brethren himself, nor suffer those who are better inclin'd, to do it; but drives them out of the church.

To the angel of the church of Ephesus, write, "HE that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, says thus,

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna, write, "THESE things saith the first and last, who was dead, and is alive."

And to the angel of the church in Pergamos, write, "THESE things, saith he, who hath the sharp sword with two edges,

And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira, write, "THESE things saith the son of God, whose eyes are like a flame of fire, and his feet like fine brass; I know thy works,

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis, write, "THESE things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast the reputation of being alive, but art dead.