1 Thessalonians 1

Greeting

1 Paul, *Acts 15:22;2 Cor. 1:19;2 Thess. 1:1;1 Pet. 5:12Silvanus, and Timothy,

To the church of the *See Acts 17:1Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

*Rom. 1:7Grace to you and peace.

The Thessalonians’ Faith and Example

2 *ch. 2:13;See Rom. 1:8;Eph. 5:20We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly*1:2 Or without ceasing*Rom. 1:9;2 Tim. 1:3mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before *See Gal. 1:4our God and Father *2 Thess. 1:11;[John 6:29;Gal. 5:6;Heb. 6:10;James 2:22] your work of faith and labor of *2 Thess. 1:3,4;[Col. 1:4;1 Tim. 1:14;Rev. 2:19] love and *Rom. 8:25;15:4steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, *2 Thess. 2:13brothers*1:4 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated "brothers") may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters loved by God, *2 Pet. 1:10that he has chosen you, 5 because *2 Thess. 2:14our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and *2 Cor. 6:6;See 1 Cor. 2:4in the Holy Spirit and with full *Col. 2:2;[Heb. 2:3] conviction. You know *[ch. 2:10;Acts 20:18;2 Thess. 3:7]what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. 6 And *[ch. 2:14;2 Thess. 3:7,9]; See 1 Cor. 4:16you became imitators of us *1 Cor. 11:1and of the Lord, for *Acts 17:5-10you received the word in much affliction, *See Matt. 5:12with the *Acts 13:52;Gal. 5:22joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For not only has the word of the Lord *[Rom. 10:18;2 Thess. 3:1] sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth *[Rom. 1:8;16:19;2 Thess. 1:4]everywhere, so that we need not say anything. 9 For they themselves report concerning us the kind of *ch. 2:1reception we had among you, and how *See Acts 14:15you turned to God *1 Cor. 12:2;[Gal. 4:8] from idols to serve the living and *See John 17:3true God, 10 and *See 1 Cor. 1:7to wait for his Son *ch. 4:16;[2 Thess. 1:10]; See Acts 1:11from heaven, *See Acts 2:24whom he raised from the dead, Jesus *Col. 1:13who delivers us from *ch. 2:16;5:9;Matt. 3:7;Rom. 5:9the wrath to come.