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Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
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We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake.
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You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.
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and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
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You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous and blameless we were among you who believed.
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For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children,
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Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you.
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May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
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that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable,
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For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.
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Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.
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Do not quench the Spirit.
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May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Greet all God’s people with a holy kiss.
