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保羅、西拉、提摩太寫信給帖撒羅尼迦在父神和主耶穌基督裡的教會。願恩惠平安歸與你們! |
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Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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我們為你們眾人常常感謝神,禱告的時候提到你們, |
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We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; |
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在神我們的父面前,不住的記念你們因信心所做的工夫,因愛心所受的勞苦,因盼望我們主耶穌基督所存的忍耐。 |
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Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; |
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被神所愛的弟兄啊,我知道你們是蒙揀選的; |
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Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. |
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因為我們的福音傳到你們那裡,不獨在乎言語,也在乎權能和聖靈,並充足的信心,正如你們知道、我們在你們那裡,為你們的緣故是怎樣為人。 |
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For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. |
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並且你們在大難之中,蒙了聖靈所賜的喜樂,領受真道就效法我們,也效法了主; |
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And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: |
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甚至你們作了馬其頓和亞該亞所有信主之人的榜樣。 |
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So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. |
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因為主的道從你們那裡已經傳揚出來。你們向神的信心不但在馬其頓和亞該亞,就是在各處也都傳開了;所以不用我們說什麼話。 |
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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. |
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因為他們自己已經報明我們是怎樣進到你們那裡,你們是怎樣離棄偶像,歸向神,要服事那又真又活的神, |
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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; |
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等候他兒子從天降臨,就是他從死裡復活的,那位救我們脫離將來忿怒的耶穌。 |
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And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. |