dynamicbible/bibles/asv/52-1.json

{"ch":1,"vss":[{"v":1,"w":[{"t":"Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace."}]},{"v":2,"w":[{"t":"We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention [of you] in our prayers;"}]},{"v":3,"w":[{"t":"remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;"}]},{"v":4,"w":[{"t":"knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,"}]},{"v":5,"w":[{"t":"how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake."}]},{"v":6,"w":[{"t":"And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;"}]},{"v":7,"w":[{"t":"so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia."}]},{"v":8,"w":[{"t":"For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything."}]},{"v":9,"w":[{"t":"For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,"}]},{"v":10,"w":[{"t":"and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come."}]}]}