1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.

παυλος και σιλουανος και τιμοθεος τη εκκλησια θεσσαλονικεων εν θεω πατρι και κυριω ιησου χριστω χαρις υμιν και ειρηνη

2 We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers

ευχαριστουμεν τω θεω παντοτε περι παντων υμων μνειαν ποιουμενοι επι των προσευχων ημων

3 and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

αδιαλειπτως μνημονευοντες υμων του εργου της πιστεως και του κοπου της αγαπης και της υπομονης της ελπιδος του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου εμπροσθεν του θεου και πατρος ημων

4 Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,

ειδοτες αδελφοι ηγαπημενοι υπο [του] θεου την εκλογην υμων

5 because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.

οτι το ευαγγελιον ημων ουκ εγενηθη εις υμας εν λογω μονον αλλα και εν δυναμει και εν πνευματι αγιω και {VAR2: [εν] } πληροφορια πολλη καθως οιδατε οιοι εγενηθημεν {VAR2: [εν] } υμιν δι υμας

6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.

και υμεις μιμηται ημων εγενηθητε και του κυριου δεξαμενοι τον λογον εν θλιψει πολλη μετα χαρας πνευματος αγιου

7 As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

ωστε γενεσθαι υμας τυπον πασιν τοις πιστευουσιν εν τη μακεδονια και εν τη αχαια

8 For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.

αφ υμων γαρ εξηχηται ο λογος του κυριου ου μονον εν τη μακεδονια και {VAR2: [εν τη] } αχαια αλλ εν παντι τοπω η πιστις υμων η προς τον θεον εξεληλυθεν ωστε μη χρειαν εχειν ημας λαλειν τι

9 For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

αυτοι γαρ περι ημων απαγγελλουσιν οποιαν εισοδον εσχομεν προς υμας και πως επεστρεψατε προς τον θεον απο των ειδωλων δουλευειν θεω ζωντι και αληθινω

10 and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

και αναμενειν τον υιον αυτου εκ των ουρανων ον ηγειρεν εκ [των] νεκρων ιησουν τον ρυομενον ημας εκ της οργης της ερχομενης