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and that which was a trial to you in my bodily condition you did not despise or loathe, but ayou received me as an angel of God, as bChrist Jesus Himself.
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Matthew 10:40, 1 Thessalonians 2:13
Matthew 10
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"aHe who receives you receives Me, and bhe who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
1 Thessalonians 2
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For this reason we also constantly athank God that when you received the bword of God which you heard from us, you accepted itcnot as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, dwhich also performs its work in you who believe.