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Colossians 4
¹³ I can assure you that he prays hard for you and also for the believers in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
¹⁴ Luke, the beloved doctor, sends his greetings, and so does Demas.
¹⁵ Please give my greetings to our brothers and sisters at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church that meets in her house.
¹⁶ After you have read this letter, pass it on to the church at Laodicea so they can read it, too. And you should read the letter I wrote to them.
¹⁷ And say to Archippus, “Be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gave you.”
¹⁸ HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN HANDWRITING—PAUL. Remember my chains. May God’s grace be with you.
1 Thessalonians 1
¹ This letter is from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May God give you grace and peace.
² We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly.
³ As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.
⁴ We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people.
⁵ For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you.