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1 Thessalonians 1:1. Paul and Silvanus and Timothy. Pay attention and note that in his humility he forgot to name his apostolic dignity - and he adorned those who were his accomplices and collaborators in the exploit and work of the gospel with equal honor with himself at the beginning of his letter. Churches, - he says, - Thessalonicans in God the Father, Who changed the rejection of the pagans into adoption, and into Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who created us to be his heirs. то есть благодать, которая с вами, да будет помощницею для укрепления вас во время гонения на вас, – и мир да будет между вами в то время, когда вы живете в спокойствии. 1 Thessalonians 1:2. We thank God always not for any of you, but for everyone, the memory of... you... creating... in our prayers 1 Sol.1:3. continually for you before God, so that you overcome. yours, which you have for your brothers, yours in enduring persecution, which (constancy) is due to the true hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Сол.1:4 . You know, brothers, that your election is from God, 1 Thessalonians 1:5. since our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in... the Holy Spirit... and in much fullness, that is: in the power of signs, and in new tongues of the Spirit, and in the abundance of love. Although we were like that among you, we did not exalt ourselves above any of you, - like this and you... you know what we were like 1 Thessalonians 1:6. And you... became imitators... and the Lord, that is, you were imitators of us because of your persecutions, and of the Lord because of your sufferings, since you received the word in [during] sorrow and with much joy and the Holy Spirit. This means: although you accepted the teaching, having suffered persecution for this, joy was added to this sorrow because of the cleansing and strength of the Holy Spirit that you received for its sake. by pursuing you you are kind you became an example to all believers... not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith spread, proven through persecution against you. You have become so famous that there is no need to teach you anything. proclaim about us what entrance we had to you, in purity and humility, and informed us that through the signs and powers that you have seen from us, turned... you... from serving idols to God... so that, instead of the former service to dead idols, serve the living and true God. in whose resurrection you have believed, -Who will deliver you from the wrath to come, from the future, that is, punishment. You might be interested in: