To the church of the Thessaloniansin God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
2 We always give thanks to God for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 constantly keeping in mind your work of faith and labor of love and 1:3 Or steadfastnessperseverance of hope 1:3 Lit ofin our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father, 4 knowing, brothers and sisters, beloved by God, His choice of you; 5 for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sakes. 6 You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word during great affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedoniaand Achaia. 8 For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedoniaand Achaia, but in every place the news of your faith toward God has gone out, so that we have no need to say anything. 9 For they themselves report about us 1:9 Lit what kind ofas to the kind of reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from 1:9 Or the idolsidols to serve 1:9 Or thea living and true God, 10 and to wait for His Son from 1:10 Lit the heavensheaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is, Jesuswho rescues us from the wrath to come.
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Paul
ΠαῦλοςPau͂los
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
Thessalonica was a city with a Jewish synagogue; Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy wrote to the church of the Thessalonians, and Aristarchus was from this city (1 Thessalonians 1:1).
Macedonia is the land from which, in a vision, a man begged Paul to come over and help; in it was Philippi, a Roman colony where Paul stayed several days (Acts 16:12).
Achaia is the region where Gallio was proconsul and which, with Macedonia, made a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem (Romans 15:26).
Macedonia is the land from which, in a vision, a man begged Paul to come over and help; in it was Philippi, a Roman colony where Paul stayed several days (Acts 16:12).
Achaia is the region where Gallio was proconsul and which, with Macedonia, made a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem (Romans 15:26).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).