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1 Thessalonians 1:6

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ye: 1 Thessalonians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 4:16, 1 Corinthians 11:1; 2 Corinthians 8:5; Philippians 3:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:9

and of: Matthew 16:24; John 8:12, John 13:13-15; Ephesians 5:1; 1 Peter 3:13; 3 John 1:11

received: 1 Thessalonians 2:13-14, 1 Thessalonians 3:2-4; Hosea 2:14; Mark 10:29-30; Acts 17:5; 2 Corinthians 8:1-2; 2 Thessalonians 1:4

with joy: John 14:16-18; Acts 5:41, Acts 9:31, Acts 13:52; Romans 5:3-5, Romans 8:16-18, Romans 15:13; Galatians 5:22; Hebrews 10:34; 1 Peter 1:6, 1 Peter 1:8

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