1 Thessalonians 5:9

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1 Thessalonians 5:9

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

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and to await his Son from the heavens whom he raised from the dead--Jesus--who rescues us from the coming wrath.

for no man to be disturbed by these afflictions. For ye yourselves know that we are set for this.

But indeed for this cause I have raised thee up, to display in thee my power, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.

LORD has made everything for its own end, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Thus says lord LORD: It shall come to pass in that day, that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shall devise an evil plan.

The Son of man indeed goes as it is written about him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for him if that man had not been born.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation become desolate, and let no man be dwelling in it, and, Let another take his office.

And hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as were appointed for eternal life believed.

(for not yet having been born, nor having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to selection might remain, not from works, but from him who calls),

Nevertheless the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, Lord knows those who are his, and, Let every man who names the name of Lord keep away from unrighteousness.

and, A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, men who stumble at the word, being disobedient, for which also they were set.

And they will exploit you in greed with fabricated words, whose judgment is not idle for long, and their destruction will not slumber.

For certain men have sneaked in, those written about formerly for this condemnation, irreverent men, perverting the grace of our God into licentiousness, and denying our only Master God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

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What then? What Israel seeks, this it did not obtain. But the chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened,

But we are indebted to express thanks to God always about you, brothers, beloved by Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, in sanctification of spirit and belief of truth,

the man who was formerly blasphemous, and a persecutor, and an aggressor. But I obtained mercy because I did it being ignorant in unbelief.

Because of this I endure all things because of the chosen, so that they also may experience salvation in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

Men formerly not a people, but now are a people of God. Men who had not obtained mercy, but who now have obtained mercy.

Simon Peter, a bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: