If you want to accept God's
offer in his Son, say a prayer like this:
Jesus, I confess that you are not only the
most important person in history, but you are the Creator and Savior of the
world. Lord Jesus, I need you. I have done wrong. Please forgive me of my sins
and come into my life. I ask you not just to be part of my life, but to guide me
to live according to the words I read in the Bible. Thank you for your mercy and
forgiveness. I am now committed to be your follower.
Amen.
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The Book of 1 Thessalonians
Chapter 1
001:001 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the
church of the
Thessalonians which
is in God the Father and in the Lord
Jesus
Christ: Grace be unto you,
and peace, from God our Father,
and
the Lord Jesus Christ.
001:002 We give thanks to God always for you all, making
mention of
you in our prayers;
001:003 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith,
and labour of
love, and patience
of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in
the
sight of God and our
Father;
001:004 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
001:005 For our gospel came not unto you in word only,
but also in
power, and in the Holy
Ghost, and in much assurance; as
ye
know what manner of men we were
among you for your sake.
001:006 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord,
having
received the word in much
affliction, with joy of the Holy
Ghost.
001:007 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in
Macedonia and
Achaia.
001:008 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord
not only in
Macedonia and Achaia,
but also in every place your faith
to
God-ward is spread abroad; so
that we need not to speak any
thing.
001:009 For they themselves shew of us what manner of
entering in we
had unto you, and
how ye turned to God from idols to serve
the
living and true God;
001:010 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he
raised from the
dead, even Jesus,
which delivered us from the wrath to come.
002:001 For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in
unto you, that
it was not in
vain:
002:002 But even after that we had suffered before, and
were
shamefully entreated, as ye
know, at Philippi, we were bold in
our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with
much
contention.
002:003 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of
uncleanness, nor
in guile:
002:004 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust
with the
gospel, even so we speak;
not as pleasing men, but God,
which
trieth our hearts.
002:005 For neither at any time used we flattering
words, as ye know,
nor a cloke of
covetousness; God is witness:
002:006 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor
yet of others,
when we might have
been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
002:007 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse
cherisheth her
children:
002:008 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were
willing to
have imparted unto you,
not the gospel of God only, but
also
our own souls, because ye
were dear unto us.
002:009 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and
travail: for
labouring night and
day, because we would not be
chargeable
unto any of you, we
preached unto you the gospel of God.
002:010 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and
justly and
unblameably we behaved
ourselves among you that believe:
002:011 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and
charged every one
of you, as a
father doth his children,
002:012 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath
called you unto his
kingdom and
glory.
002:013 For this cause also thank we God without
ceasing, because,
when ye received
the word of God which ye heard of us,
ye
received it not as the word of
men, but as it is in truth, the
word of God, which effectually worketh also in you
that
believe.
002:014 For ye, brethren, became followers of the
churches of God
which in Judaea
are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have
suffered
like things of your own
countrymen, even as they have of
the
Jews:
002:015 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own
prophets, and
have persecuted us;
and they please not God, and are
contrary
to all men:
002:016 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they
might be
saved, to fill up their
sins alway: for the wrath is come
upon
them to the uttermost.
002:017 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a
short time in
presence, not in
heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to
see
your face with great
desire.
002:018 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I
Paul, once and
again; but Satan
hindered us.
002:019 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of
rejoicing? Are not
even ye in the
presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at
his
coming?
002:020 For ye are our glory and joy.
003:001 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we
thought it good
to be left at
Athens alone;
003:002 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of
God, and our
fellowlabourer in the
gospel of Christ, to establish you,
and
to comfort you concerning your
faith:
003:003 That no man should be moved by these
afflictions: for
yourselves know
that we are appointed thereunto.
003:004 For verily, when we were with you, we told you
before that we
should suffer
tribulation; even as it came to pass, and
ye
know.
003:005 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear,
I sent to know
your faith, lest by
some means the tempter have tempted
you,
and our labour be in
vain.
003:006 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us,
and brought us
good tidings of
your faith and charity, and that ye have
good
remembrance of us always,
desiring greatly to see us, as we
also to see you:
003:007 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you
in all our
affliction and distress
by your faith:
003:008 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
003:009 For what thanks can we render to God again for
you, for all
the joy wherewith we
joy for your sakes before our God;
003:010 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might
see your face,
and might perfect
that which is lacking in your faith?
003:011 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord
Jesus Christ,
direct our way unto
you.
003:012 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in
love one
toward another, and
toward all men, even as we do toward you:
003:013 To the end he may stablish your hearts
unblameable in holiness
before
God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord
Jesus
Christ with all his
saints.
004:001 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and
exhort you by
the Lord Jesus, that
as ye have received of us how ye ought
to
walk and to please God, so ye
would abound more and more.
004:002 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
004:003 For this is the will of God, even your
sanctification, that ye
should
abstain from fornication:
004:004 That every one of you should know how to possess
his vessel in
sanctification and
honour;
004:005 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the
Gentiles which
know not God:
004:006 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in
any matter:
because that the Lord
is the avenger of all such, as we
also
have forewarned you and
testified.
004:007 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but
unto
holiness.
004:008 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man,
but God, who
hath also given unto
us his holy Spirit.
004:009 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that
I write unto
you: for ye
yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
004:010 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren
which are in all
Macedonia: but we
beseech you, brethren, that ye increase
more
and more;
004:011 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your
own business,
and to work with
your own hands, as we commanded you;
004:012 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are
without, and
that ye may have lack
of nothing.
004:013 But I would not have you to be ignorant,
brethren, concerning
them which
are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as
others
which have no hope.
004:014 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so them
also which
sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
004:015 For this we say unto you by the word of the
Lord, that we
which are alive and
remain unto the coming of the Lord
shall
not prevent them which are
asleep.
004:016 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven
with a shout,
with the voice of
the archangel, and with the trump of
God:
and the dead in Christ shall
rise first:
004:017 Then we which are alive and remain shall be
caught up together
with them in
the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and
so
shall we ever be with the
Lord.
004:018 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
005:001 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye
have no need
that I write unto
you.
005:002 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of
the Lord so
cometh as a thief in
the night.
005:003 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then
sudden
destruction cometh upon
them, as travail upon a woman with
child; and they shall not escape.
005:004 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that
day should
overtake you as a
thief.
005:005 Ye are all the children of light, and the
children of the day:
we are not of
the night, nor of darkness.
005:006 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but
let us watch and
be sober.
005:007 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they
that be
drunken are drunken in the
night.
005:008 But let us, who are of the day, be sober,
putting on the
breastplate of
faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope
of
salvation.
005:009 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to
obtain
salvation by our Lord Jesus
Christ,
005:010 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep,
we should
live together with
him.
005:011 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify
one another,
even as also ye
do.
005:012 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which
labour among
you, and are over you
in the Lord, and admonish you;
005:013 And to esteem them very highly in love for their
work's sake.
And be at peace among
yourselves.
005:014 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are
unruly,
comfort the feebleminded,
support the weak, be patient
toward
all men.
005:015 See that none render evil for evil unto any man;
but ever
follow that which is
good, both among yourselves, and to
all
men.
005:016 Rejoice evermore.
005:017 Pray without ceasing.
005:018 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will
of God in
Christ Jesus concerning
you.
005:019 Quench not the Spirit.
005:020 Despise not prophesyings.
005:021 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
005:022 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
005:023 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly;
and I pray God
your whole spirit
and soul and body be preserved
blameless
unto the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
005:024 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
005:025 Brethren, pray for us.
005:026 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.
005:027 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be
read unto all
the holy
brethren.
005:028 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.