1 Thessalonians 1:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 so that you became a model for all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.(A) 8 For from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth not only in Macedonia and [in] Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.(B) 9 For they themselves openly declare about us what sort of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God(C)
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