CHAPTER 1
Paul,
Silvanus,
and
Timothy,
To the
church
of the Thessalonians
in
God
the Father
and
the Lord
Jesus
Christ:
Grace
and
peace
to you.
and continually
recalling
before
our
God
and
Father
your
work
of faith,
your
labor
of love,
and
your
enduring
hope
in
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
because
our
gospel
came
to
you
not
only
in
word,
but
also
in
power,
in
the Holy
Spirit,
and
with
great
conviction—
just as
you know
we lived
among
you
for your sake.
And
you
became
imitators
of us
and
of the
Lord
when you welcomed
the
message
with
the joy
of the Holy
Spirit,
in spite of your
great
suffering.
For
not
only
did the
message
of the
Lord
ring out
from
you
to
Macedonia
and
Achaia,
but
your
faith
in
God
has gone out
to
every
place,
so that
we
have
no
need
to say
anything further.
For
they themselves
report
what kind
of welcome
you gave us,
and
how
you turned
away from
idols
to serve
the living
and
TRUE
God
and
to await
His
Son
from
heaven,
whom
He raised
from
the
dead—
Jesus
our
deliverer
from
the
coming
wrath.