New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Thessalonians 1

Thanksgiving for These Believers

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andSilvanusΣιλουανὸςSilouanosG4610andTimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095, To thechurchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577of the ThessaloniansΘεσσαλονικέωνThessalonikeōnG2331in GodθεῷtheōG2316the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962and the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547:GraceχάριςcharisG5485to you and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515.

2We giveΕὐχαριστοῦμενEucharistoumenG2168thanksG2168to GodθεῷtheōG2316alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842for allπάντωνpantōnG3956of you,makingποιούμενοιpoioumenoiG4160mentionμνείανmneianG3417of youin our prayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōnG4335;

3constantlyG89bearingG3421in mindG3421yourworkἔργουergouG2041of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and laborκόπουkopouG2873ofloveἀγάπηςagapēsG26andsteadfastnessὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281of hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680in our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547in the presenceἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715ofour GodθεοῦtheouG2316and FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,

4knowingG3609,brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80belovedἠγαπημένοιēgapēmenoiG25by Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, HischoiceἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589of you;

5for ourgospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098did not comeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096to you in wordλόγῳlogōG3056onlyG3440,but alsoG2532in powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411and in the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and withfullπολλῇpollēaG4183convictionπληροφορίᾳplērophoriaG4136;justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as you knowG3609whatG3634kindG3634of menG3634weprovedἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096to be amongG1722you for your sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223.

6You alsoG2532becameἐγενήθητεegenēthēteG1096imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402of us and of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,having receivedδεξάμενοιdexamenoiG1209the wordλόγονlogonG3056in muchπολλῇpollēaG4183tribulationθλίψειthlipseiG2347with thejoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479of the Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,

7soὥστεhōsteG5620that you becameγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096an exampleτύπονtuponG5179to allπᾶσινpasinG3956the believersπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100inMacedoniaΜακεδονίᾳMakedoniaG3109and inAchaiaἈχαΐᾳ.AchaiaG882.

8Forthe wordλόγοςlogosG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962hassoundedG1837forthG1837from you, not onlyG3440inMacedoniaΜακεδονίᾳMakedoniaG3109andAchaiaἈχαΐᾳ,AchaiaG882, but alsoin everyπαντὶpantiG3956placeτόπῳtopōG5117your faithπίστιςpistisG4102towardπρὸςprosG4314GodθεὸνtheonG2316has goneG1831forthG1831,soὥστεhōsteG5620that we haveἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361needχρείανchreianG5532to sayλαλεῖνlaleinG2980anythingτι.tiG5100.

9For they themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846reportἀπαγγέλλουσινapangellousinG518aboutπερὶperiG4012us whatG3697kindG3697of areceptionεἴσοδονeisodonG1529we hadἔσχομενeschomenG2192with you, and howπῶςpōsG4459youturnedἐπεστρέψατεepestrepsateG1994to GodθεὸνtheonG2316fromidolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497to serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398a livingζῶντιzōntiG2198and trueἀληθινῷalēthinōG228GodθεῷtheōG2316,

10and towaitἀναμένεινanameneinG362for His SonυἱὸνhuionG5207fromheavenοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,whomὃνhonG3739HeraisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, that isJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424, whorescuesῥυόμενονrhuomenonG4506us fromthe wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709to comeἐρχομένης.¶erchomenēsG2064.

Thanksgiving for These Believers

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