CHAPTER 1
Paul,
Silvanus,
and
Timothy,
To the
church
of the Thessalonians
in
God
our
Father
and
the Lord
Jesus
Christ:
We are obligated
to thank
God
for
you
all the time,
brothers,
as
is
fitting,
because
your
faith
is growing more and more,
and
your
love
for
one another
is increasing.
That is why
we
boast
among
God’s
churches
about
your
perseverance
and
faith
in the face of
all
the
persecution
and
affliction
you are enduring.
All this is clear evidence
of God’s
righteous
judgment.
And so
you
will be counted worthy
of the
kingdom
of God,
for
which
you are suffering.
and
to grant relief
to you
who
are oppressed
and
to us as well,
when
the
Lord
Jesus
is revealed
from
heaven
with
His
mighty
angels
in
blazing
fire.
He will inflict
vengeance
on those who
do not know
God
and
do not obey
the
gospel
of our
Lord
Jesus.
They
will suffer
the penalty
of eternal
destruction,
separated from
the presence
of the
Lord
and
the
glory
of
His
might,
on
the
day
He comes
to be glorified
in
His
saints
and
regarded with wonder
by
all
who
have believed,
including
you
who have believed
our
testimony.
To this end,
we always pray
for
you,
that
our
God
will count you worthy
of His
calling,
and that
He will powerfully fulfill
your every
good
desire
and
work
of faith,
so that
the
name
of our
Lord
Jesus
will be glorified
in
you,
and
you
in
Him,
according to
the
grace
of our
God
and
of the Lord
Jesus
Christ.