1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

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

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

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

3 unceasingly remembering your work of faith, and the labor of the love, and the endurance of the hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father,

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

4 having known, beloved brothers, by God, your [divine] selection,

Knowing, brothers beloved, your election of God.

5 because our good news did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, even as you have known of what sort we became among you for your sake,

For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as you know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

6 and you became imitators of us and of the LORD, having received the word in much tribulation with joy of the Holy Spirit,

And you became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.

7 so that you became patterns to all those believing in Macedonia and Achaia,

So that you were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

8 for from you has sounded forth the word of the LORD, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God went forth, so that we have no need to say anything,

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

9 for they themselves declare concerning us what entrance we had to you, and how you turned to God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,

For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

10 and to wait for His Son from the heavens, whom He raised out of the dead—Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.