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Cross-References and Text Notes

1 Thessalonians 1

d S Ro 1:7

1 1:1 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas

2 1:4 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 2:1,9,14,17; 3:7; 4:1,10,13; 5:1,4,12,14,25,27.

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1 4:4 Or learn to live with your own wife; or learn to acquire a wife

2 4:6 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family.

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