1 Thessalonians Chapter 1

Greetings to the Thessalonians

(2 Thessalonians 1:1–4)

1PaulG3972, SilvanusG4610,1 andG2532 TimothyG5095,

To theG3588 churchG1577 of the ThessaloniansG2331 inG1722 GodG2316 the FatherG3962 andG2532 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547:

GraceG5485 andG2532 peaceG1515 to youG4771.2

2We always thankG2168G3842G3588 GodG2316 forG4012 allG3956 of youG4771, rememberingG4160G3417 you inG1909 ourG1473 prayersG4335 3and continuallyG89 recallingG3421 beforeG1715 ourG1473 GodG2316 andG2532 FatherG3962 yourG4771 workG2041 of faithG4102, your laborG2873 of loveG26, andG2532 your enduringG5281 hopeG1680 inG3588 ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

4BrothersG80 who are belovedG25 byG5259 GodG2316, we knowG1492 that He has chosenG1589 youG4771, 5becauseG3754 ourG1473 gospelG2098 cameG1096 toG1519 youG4771 notG3756 onlyG3440 inG1722 wordG3056, butG235 alsoG2532 inG1722 powerG1411, inG1722 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, andG2532 withG1722 greatG4183 convictionG4136—just asG2531 you knowG1492 we livedG1096 amongG1722 youG4771 for your sakeG1223G4771. 6AndG2532 youG4771 becameG1096 imitatorsG3402 of usG1473 andG2532 of theG3588 LordG2962 when you welcomedG1209 theG3588 messageG3056 withG3326 the joyG5479 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, inG1722 spite of your greatG4183 sufferingG2347.

7As a resultG5620, youG4771 have becomeG1096 an exampleG5179 to allG3956 theG3588 believersG4100 inG1722 MacedoniaG3109 andG2532 AchaiaG882. 8ForG1063 notG3756 onlyG3440 did theG3588 messageG3056 of theG3588 LordG2962 ring outG1837 fromG575 youG4771 toG1722 MacedoniaG3109 andG2532 AchaiaG882, butG235 yourG4771 faithG4102 inG4314 GodG2316 has gone outG1831 toG1722 everyG3956 placeG5117, so thatG5620 weG1473 haveG2192 noG3361 needG5532 to sayG2980 anythingG5100 more. 9ForG1063 they themselvesG846 reportG518 what kindG3697 of welcomeG1529 you gave usG2192G4314G4771, andG2532 howG4459 you turnedG1994 toG4314 GodG2316 fromG575 idolsG1497 to serveG1398 the livingG2198 andG2532 trueG228 GodG2316 10andG2532 to awaitG362 HisG846 SonG5207 fromG1537 heavenG3772, whomG3739 He raisedG1453 fromG1537 theG3588 deadG3498—JesusG2424 ourG1473 delivererG4506 fromG1537 theG3588 comingG2064 wrathG3709.