1 Thessalonians 1:3-8

3remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

4For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you,

5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,

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

8For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.