1 Thessalonians 1:4-6

Jubilee Bible 2000

⁴ being certain, beloved brethren, that you are chosen of God.

⁵ For our gospel did not come unto you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and in full assurance as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

⁶ ¶ And ye were made imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word with much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit: