1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. 5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. 6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: 7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. 9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; 10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

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1 保罗、西拉和提摩太，写信给帖撒罗尼迦、在父　神和主耶稣基督里的教会。愿恩惠平安临到你们。

帖撒罗尼迦教会的榜样

2 我们常常为你们众人感谢　神，祷告的时候提到你们，3 在我们的父　神面前，不住地记念你们信心的工作，爱心的劳苦和因盼望我们主耶稣基督而有的坚忍。4 　神所爱的弟兄们，我们知道你们是蒙拣选的，5 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不单是借着言语，也是借着权能，借着圣灵和充足的信心。为了你们的缘故，我们在你们中间为人怎样，这是你们知道的。6 你们效法了我们，也效法了主，在大患难中，带着圣灵的喜乐接受了真道。7 这样，你们就成了马其顿和亚该亚所有信徒的榜样。8 因为不单主的道从你们那里传遍了马其顿和亚该亚，就是你们对　神的信心也传遍了各处，所以我们不用再说甚么了。9 他们都述说你们是怎样接待我们，而且怎样离弃偶像归向　神，要服事这位又真又活的　神，10 并且等候他的儿子从天降临。这就是　神使他从死人中复活，救我们脱离将来的忿怒的那位耶稣。