1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy To the church of the Thessalonians in God [the] Father and in [the] Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace (from of God Father of us and Lord Jesus Christ. *K*)

Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the assembly of Thessalonians in God [the] Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.

2 We give thanks to God always concerning all of you mention (of you *k*) making in the prayers of us,

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

3 unceasingly remembering your work of faith and labor of love and the endurance of the hope of the Lord of us Jesus Christ before the God and Father of us;

remembering unceasingly your work of faith, and labour of love, and enduring constancy of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

4 knowing, brothers beloved by (*no*) God, the election of you;

knowing, brethren beloved by God, your election.

5 because the gospel of us not came to you in word only but also in power and in [the] Spirit Holy and with full assurance much even as you know what we were among you on account of you;

For our glad tidings were not with you in word only, but also in power, and in [the] Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what we were among you for your sakes:

6 And you yourselves imitators of us became and of the Lord having received the word in tribulation much with [the] joy of [the] Spirit Holy,

and ye became our imitators, and of the Lord, having accepted the word in much tribulation with joy of [the] Holy Spirit,

7 so as for to became you (an example *N(K)O*) to all the believing [ones] in Macedonia and (in *no*) Achaia.

so that ye became models to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia:

8 From you for has sounded forth the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and (in *no*) Achaia, but (also *k*) in every place the faith of you toward God has gone abroad, so as for not need to have us to say anything.

for the word of the Lord sounded out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith which [is] towards God has gone abroad, so that we have no need to say anything;

9 They themselves for concerning us report what reception (we had *N(k)O*) from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve [the] God living and true

for they themselves relate concerning us what entering in we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

10 and to await the Son of Him from the heavens, whom He raised out from the dead, Jesus who is delivering us (from *N(k)O*) the wrath which is coming.

and to await his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from among the dead, Jesus, our deliverer from the coming wrath.