Greeting
1 Paul, Silvanus,and Timothy:
To the church of the Thessaloniansin God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace to you and peace.
Thanksgiving
2 We always thank God for all of you, remembering you constantly in our prayers.
3 We recall, in the presence of our God and Father,your work of faith,labor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 knowing your election,brothers lovedby God.
5 For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit,and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we were among youfor your benefit,
6 and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the messagewith joy from the Holy Spirit.
7 As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedoniaand Achaia.
8 For the Lord’s message rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faithin God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything,
9 for they themselves reportwhat kind of receptionwe had from you: how you turnedto God from idolsto serve the livingand trueGod
10 and to waitfor His Sonfrom heaven, whom He raised from the dead— Jesus, who rescues usfrom the coming wrath.
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