1 Thessalonians 1

Greeting

1Paul, Silvanus, ^aband Timothy: ^c

To the church of the Thessalonians ^din God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you and peace. ^e

Thanksgiving

²We always thank God for all of you, remembering you constantly in our prayers. ³We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, ^fyour work of faith, ^glabor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, ^h4knowing your election, ⁱbrothers loved ^jby God. ^k5For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, ^land with much assurance. You know what kind of men we were among you ^mfor your benefit, ⁶and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message ⁿwith joy from the Holy Spirit. ⁷As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia ^oand Achaia. ^p8For the Lord’s message rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith ^qrin God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything, ⁹for they themselves report ^swhat kind of reception ^twe had from you: how you turned ^uto God from idols ^vto serve the living ^wand true ^xGod ¹⁰and to wait ^yfor His Son ^zfrom heaven, whom He raised from the dead ^a—Jesus, who rescues us ^bfrom the coming wrath. ^c