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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Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.

So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

But, for this very reason, I have kept you from destruction, to make clear to you my power, and so that my name may be honoured through all the earth.

The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.

This is what the Lord has said: In that day it will come about that things will come into your mind, and you will have thoughts of an evil design:

The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but a curse is on that man through whom the Son of man is given up; it would have been well for that man if he had never come into the world.

For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another.

And the Gentiles, hearing this, were glad and gave glory to the word of God: and those marked out by God for eternal life had faith.

Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is,

But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil.

And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.

And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.

For certain men have come among you secretly, marked out before in the holy Writings for this evil fate, men without the fear of God, turning his grace into an unclean thing, and false to our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

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What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard.

But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;

But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.

Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: