1 Thessalonians Chapter 4:1-8 ~ gave you through the Lord Jesus

Rylands Papyrus - John 18:31-33 and 37-38, dated at about 125 A.D.Magdalen Papyrus - Matthew 26 -sometime between 30 and 70 A.D.

Oxyrhynchus Papyrus - sayings of Jesus which have parallels in all four gospels, perhaps 110-130 A.D.

1 Thessalonians Chapter 4:1-8

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Finally, brothers, we earnestly ask and exhort you in the Lord Jesus that, as you received from us how you should conduct yourselves to please God--and as you are conducting yourselves--you do so even more.

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For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

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This is the will of God, your holiness: that you refrain from immorality,

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that each of you know how to acquire a wife for himself in holiness and honor,

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not in lustful passion as do the Gentiles who do not know God;

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not to take advantage of or exploit a brother in this matter, for the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you before and solemnly affirmed.

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For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness.

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Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God, who (also) gives his holy Spirit to you.

The dates of these fragments indicate the people who wrote them lived during the time of Jesus Christ on earth, or knew parents, family or friends who lived during the time of Christ.

These Papyrus survived more than 5 Roman Emperor campaigns to destroy all Christian Scripture.

For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
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