1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Note: incorporating BH’s suggestions.

A. 1:2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your
a. work of
faith,
b. and labour of love,
c. and patience of hope
in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 1:4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election
of God.

B. 1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

B’. 1:6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit:

A’. 1:7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
a’. 1:8 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.
b’. 1:9 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;
c’. 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

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