aSee Gal. 1:4
b2 Thess. 1:11; [John 6:29; Gal. 5:6; Heb. 6:10; James 2:22]
c2 Thess. 1:3, 4; [Col. 1:4; 1 Tim. 1:14; Rev. 2:19]
dRom. 8:25; 15:4
e2 Thess. 2:13
g2 Pet. 1:10
h2 Thess. 2:14
i2 Cor. 6:6; See 1 Cor. 2:4
jCol. 2:2; [Heb. 2:3]
k[ch. 2:10; Acts 20:18; 2 Thess. 3:7]

1 Thessalonians 1:3-5

3remembering before aour God and Father byour work of faith and labor of clove and dsteadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4For we know, ebrothers ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church
 loved by God, gthat he has chosen you, 5because hour gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and iin the Holy Spirit and with full jconviction. You know kwhat kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
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