,this e,book was produced by ,david ,widger from etext #aeha prepared by ,dennis ,mc,carthy1 ,atlanta1 ,georgia and ,tad ,book1 student1 ,pontifical ,north ,american ,college1 ,rome4 ,,the ,,holy ,,bible ,translated from the ,latin ,vulgate ,diligently ,compared with the ,hebrew1 ,greek1 and ,other ,editions in ,divers ,languages ,,the ,,old ,,testament ,first ,published by the ,english ,college at ,douay ,a4,d4 #afji #afaj and ,,the ,,new ,,testament ,first ,published by the ,english ,college at ,rheims ,a4,d4 #aehb ,with ,annotations ,the ,whole ,revised and ,diligently ,compared with the ,latin ,vulgate by ,bishop ,richard ,challoner ,a4,d4 #agdi-ageb ,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,thessalonians ,thessalonica was the capital of ,macedonia1 in which ,st4 ,paul1 having preached the ,gospel1 converted some ,jews and a great number of the ,gentiles3 but the unbelieving ,jews1 envying his success1 raised such a commotion against him that he1 and his companion1 ,sylvanus were obliged to quit the city4 ,afterwards he went to ,athens1 where he heard that the converts in ,thessalonica were under a severe persecution1 ever since his departure2 and lest they should lose their fortitude1 he sent ,timothy to strengthen and comfort them in their sufferings4 ,in the meantime ,st4 ,paul came to ,corinth1 where he wrote this first ,epistle1 and also the second to the ,thessalonians1 both in the same year1 being the nineteenth after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,these are the first of his ,epistles in the order of time4 #a ,thessalonians ,chapter #a ,he gives thanks for the grace bestowed on the ,thessalonians4 #a3a4 ,paul and ,sylvanus and ,timothy to the church of the ,thessalonians3 in ,god the ,father and in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3b4 ,grace be to you and peace4 ,we give thanks to ,god always for you all3 making a remembrance of you in our prayers without ceasing1 #a3c4 ,being mindful of the work of your faith and labour and charity3 and of the enduring of the hope of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ before ,god and our ,father4 #a3d4 ,knowing1 brethren1 beloved of ,god1 your election3 #a3e4 ,for our gospel hath not been unto you in word only1 but in power also3 and in the ,holy ,ghost and in much fulness1 as you know what manner of men we have been among you for your sakes4 #a3f4 ,and you became followers of us and of the ,lord3 receiving the word in much tribulation1 with joy of the ,holy ,ghost3 #a3g4 ,so that you were made a pattern to all that believe in ,macedonia and in ,achaia4 #a3h4 ,for from you was spread abroad the word of the ,lord not only in ,macedonia and in ,achaia but also in every place3 your faith which is towards ,god1 is gone forth1 so that we need not to speak any thing4 #a3i4 ,for they themselves relate of us1 what manner of entering in we had unto you3 and how you turned to ,god from idols to serve the living and true ,god4 #a3aj4 ,and to wait for his ,son from heaven 7whom he raised up from the dead71 ,jesus1 who hath delivered us from the wrath to come4 #a ,thessalonians ,chapter #b ,the sincerity of the apostle's preaching the gospel to them and of their receiving it4 #b3a4 ,for yourselves know1 brethren1 our entrance in unto you1 that it was not in vain3 #b3b4 ,but having suffered many things before and been shamefully treated1 7as you know7 at ,philippi1 we had confidence in our ,god1 to speak unto you the gospel of ,god in much carefulness4 #b3c4 ,for our exhortation was not of error1 nor of uncleanness1 nor in deceit4 #b3d4 ,but as we were approved by ,god that the gospel should be committed to us3 even so we speak1 not as pleasing men but ,god1 who proveth our hearts4 #b3e4 ,for neither have we used at any time the speech of flattery1 as you know3 nor taken an occasion of covetousness 7,god is witness73 #b3f4 ,nor sought we glory of men1 neither of you1 nor of others4 #b3g4 ,whereas we might have been burdensome to you1 as the apostles of ,christ3 but we became little ones in the midst of you1 as if a nurse should cherish her children3 #b3h4 ,so desirous of you1 we would gladly impart unto you not only the gospel of ,god but also our own souls3 because you were become most dear unto us4 #b3i4 ,for you remember1 brethren1 our labour and toil3 working night and day1 lest we should be chargeable to any of you1 we preached among you the gospel of ,god4 #b3aj4 ,you are witnesses1 and ,god also1 how holily and justly and without blame we have been to you that have believed3 #b3aa4 ,as you know in what manner1 entreating and comforting you 7as a father doth his children71 #b3ab4 ,we testified to every one of you that you would walk worthy of ,god1 who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory4 #b3ad4 ,for you1 brethren1 are become followers of the churches of ,god which are in ,judea1 in ,christ ,jesus3 for you also have suffered the same things from your own countrymen1 even as they have from the ,jews3 #b3ae4 ,who both killed the ,lord ,jesus1 and the prophets1 and have persecuted us1 and please not ,god1 and are adversaries to all men2 #b3af4 ,prohibiting us to speak to the ,gentiles1 that they may be saved1 to fill up their sins always3 for the wrath of ,god is come upon them to the end4 ,to fill up their sins444 ,that is1 to fill up the measure of their sins1 after which ,god's justice would punish them4 ,for the wrath of ,god is come upon them to the end444 ,that is1 to continue on them to the end4 #b3ag4 ,but we1 brethren1 being taken away from you for a short time1 in sight1 not in heart1 have hastened the more abundantly to see your face with great desire4 #b3ah4 ,for we would have come unto you1 ,i ,paul indeed1 once and again3 but ,satan hath hindered us4 #b3ai4 ,for what is our hope or joy or crown of glory8 ,are not you1 in the presence of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ at his coming8 #b3bj4 ,for you are our glory and joy4 #a ,thessalonians ,chapter #c ,the apostle's concern and love for the ,thessalonians4 #c3a4 ,for which cause1 forbearing no longer1 we thought it good to remain at ,athens alone4 #c3b4 ,and we sent ,timothy1 our brother and the minister of ,god in the gospel of ,christ1 to confirm you and exhort you concerning your faith3 #c3c4 ,that no man should be moved in these tribulations3 for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto4 #c3d4 ,for even when we were with you1 we foretold you that we should suffer tribulations3 as also it is come to pass1 and you know4 #c3e4 ,for this cause also1 ,i1 forbearing no longer1 sent to know your faith3 lest perhaps he that tempteth should have tempted you3 and our labour should be made vain4 #c3f4 ,but now when ,timothy came to us from you and related to us your faith and charity1 and that you have a good remembrance of us always1 desiring to see us as we also to see you3 #c3g4 ,therefore we were comforted1 brethren1 in you1 in all our necessity and tribulation1 by your faith4 #c3h4 ,because now we live1 if you stand in the ,lord4 #c3i4 ,for what thanks can we return to ,god for you1 in all the joy wherewith we rejoice for you before our ,god1 #c3aj4 ,night and day more abundantly praying that we may see your face and may accomplish those things that are wanting to your faith8 #c3aa4 ,now ,god himself and our ,father and our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 direct our way unto you4 #c3ab4 ,and may the ,lord multiply you and make you abound in charity towards one another and towards all men3 as we do also towards you1 #c3ac4 ,to confirm your hearts without blame1 in holiness1 before ,god and our ,father1 at the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 with all his saints4 ,amen4 #a ,thessalonians ,chapter #d ,he exhorts them to purity and mutual charity4 ,he treats of the resurrection of the dead4 #d3a4 ,for the rest therefore1 brethren1 pray and beseech you in the ,lord ,jesus that1 as you have received from us1 how you ought to walk and to please ,god1 so also you would walk1 that you may abound the more4 #d3b4 ,for you know what precepts ,i have given to you by the ,lord ,jesus4 #d3c4 ,for this is the will of ,god1 your sanctification3 ,that you should abstain from fornication3 #d3d4 ,that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour1 #d3e4 ,not in the passion of lust1 like the ,gentiles that know not ,god3 #d3f4 ,and that no man overreach nor circumvent his brother in business3 because the ,lord is the avenger of all these things1 as we have told you before and have testified4 #d3g4 ,for ,god hath not called us unto uncleanness1 but unto sanctification4 #d3h4 ,therefore1 he that despiseth these things1 despiseth not man1 but ,god1 who also hath given his holy ,spirit in us4 #d3i4 ,but as touching the charity of brotherhood1 we have no need to write to you3 for yourselves have learned of ,god to love one another4 #d3aj4 ,for indeed you do it towards all the brethren in all ,macedonia4 ,but we entreat you1 brethren1 that you abound more3 #d3aa4 ,and that you use your endeavour to be quiet3 and that you do your own business and work with your own hands1 as we commanded you3 and that you walk honestly towards them that are without3 and that you want nothing of any man's4 #d3ab4 ,and we will not have you ignorant brethren1 concerning them that are asleep1 that you be not sorrowful1 even as others who have no hope4 #d3ac4 ,for if we believe that ,jesus died and rose again3 even so them who have slept through ,jesus1 will ,god bring with him4 #d3ad4 ,for this we say unto you in the word of the ,lord1 that we who are alive1 who remain unto the coming of the ,lord1 shall not prevent them who have slept4 #d3ae4 ,for the ,lord himself shall come down from heaven with commandment and with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of ,god3 and the dead who are in ,christ shall rise first4 #d3af4 ,then we who are alive1 who are left1 shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet ,christ1 into the air3 and so shall we be always with the ,lord4 #d3ag4 ,wherefore1 comfort ye one another with these words4 #a ,thessalonians ,chapter #e ,the day of the ,lord shall come when least expected4 ,exhortations to several duties4 #e3a4 ,but of the times and moments1 brethren1 you need not1 that we should write to you3 #e3b4 ,for yourselves know perfectly that the day of the ,lord shall so come as a thief in the night4 #e3c4 ,for when they shall say3 ,peace and security2 then shall sudden destruction come upon them1 as the pains upon her that is with child1 and they shall not escape4 #e3d4 ,but you1 brethren1 are not in darkness1 that the day should overtake you as a thief4 #e3e4 ,for all you are the children of light and children of the day3 we are not of the night nor of darkness4 #e3f4 ,therefore1 let us not sleep1 as others do3 but let us watch1 and be sober4 #e3g4 ,for they that sleep1 sleep in the night2 and they that are drunk1 are drunk in the night4 #e3h4 ,but let us1 who are of the day1 be sober1 having on the breast plate of faith and charity and1 for a helmet1 the hope of salvation4 #e3i4 ,for ,god hath not appointed us unto wrath3 but unto the purchasing of salvation by our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 #e3aj4 ,who died for us3 that1 whether we watch or sleep1 we may live together with him4 #e3aa4 ,for which cause comfort one another and edify one another1 as you also do4 #e3ab4 ,and we beseech you1 brethren1 to know them who labour among you and are over you in the ,lord and admonish you2 #e3ac4 ,that you esteem them more abundantly in charity1 for their work's sake4 ,have peace with them4 #e3ad4 ,and we beseech you1 brethren1 rebuke the unquiet3 comfort the feeble minded3 support the weak3 be patient towards all men4 ,the unquiet444 ,that is1 such as are irregular and disorderly4 #e3ae4 ,see that none render evil for evil to any man3 but ever follow that which is good towards each other and towards all men4 #e3af4 ,always rejoice4 #e3ag4 ,pray without ceasing4 #e3ah4 ,in all things give thanks for this is the will of ,god in ,christ ,jesus concerning you all4 #e3ai4 ,extinguish not the spirit4 #e3bj4 ,despise not prophecies4 #e3ba4 ,but prove all things3 hold fast that which is good4 #e3bb4 ,from all appearance of evil refrain yourselves4 #e3bc4 ,and may the ,god of peace himself sanctify you in all things3 that your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless in the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #e3bd4 ,he is faithful who hath called you1 who also will do it4 #e3be4 ,brethren1 pray for us4 #e3bf4 ,salute all the brethren with a holy kiss4 #e3bg4 ,i charge you by the ,lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren4 #e3bh4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you4 ,amen4