American Standard Version of 1901
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Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.
And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,
in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,
To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every {Greek: good pleasure of goodness. Compare Romans 10:1.}desire of goodness and every work of faith, with power;
Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of {Greek: Gehenna.}hell?
{Or, covereth Compare 1 Peter 4:8.}beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the {Greek: greater. Compare Matthew 18:1, 4; 23:11}greatest of these is love.
What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:
And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go thy way for this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call thee unto me.
and in your knowledge self-control; and in your self-control {Or, stedfastness}patience; and in your {Or, stedfastness}patience godliness;