Thessalonians
Americannoun
noun
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During Sunday services, as Michael read from First Thessalonians, a banner hanging behind him featured a quote from Acts 8:38: “And they both went down into the water.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2015
Beneath it is a verse from the Bible, 1 Thessalonians 5:17: “Pray continually.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2014
Paul’s first epistle to the Thessalonians contains passages along the same lines:
From Time ● Jun. 29, 2014
Galatians thus becomes The Letter to the Churches of the Georgia Convention, while 1 Thessalonians is translated as The First Letter to the Selma Christians.
From Time Magazine Archive
During the eighteen months which St. Paul spent in Corinth, he appears to have written "The Epistle to the Galatians," which was probably written before that to the Thessalonians.
From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary
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