1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the congregation of Thessalonians in God the Father and Sovereign Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and Sovereign Jesus Christ.

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

2 We always give thanks to God for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers,

We always give thanks to God for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,

3 continually remembering before our God and Father your work for the Faith and your labor coming from the Love and your perseverance based on the Hope, our Lord Jesus Christ being their source,

remembering without ceasing, in the presence of our God and Father, your work of faith, your labor of love, and your endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

4 knowing as we do, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen.

For we know, brothers beloved by God, that you have been chosen,

5 You see, our Gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with complete certainty (of course you know what sort of men we proved to be among you for your sake).

because our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with much conviction. You know what sort of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

6 Yes you became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the Word with the Holy Spirit's joy, in spite of severe affliction,

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you received the word in much affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit.

7 so that you became examples to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

As a result you have become examples to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

8 That is because the Word of the Lord sounded out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia but also in every place—your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we do not need to say anything.

For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but reports of your faith in God have gone out everywhere, so that we have no need to say anything about it.

9 They themselves report about you what kind of entrance we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to be slaves to the living and true God,

For the people themselves report what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God,

10 and to wait for His Son coming out of the heavens (whom He raised from among the dead)—Jesus, who preserves us from the coming wrath.

as you wait for his Son Jesus to return from heaven, whom God raised from the dead, and who rescues us from the coming wrath.