1 Thessalonians 1
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Greetings from Paul
1This letter is from Paul, Silas,#1:1 Greek Silvanus, the Greek form of the name. and Timothy.
We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
May God give you grace and peace.
The Faith of the Thessalonian Believers
2We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly. 3As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.
4We know, dear brothers and sisters,#1:4 Greek brothers. that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people. 5For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance#1:5 Or with the power of the Holy Spirit, so you can have full assurance. that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you. 6So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord. 7As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece—throughout both Macedonia and Achaia.#1:7 Macedonia and Achaia were the northern and southern regions of Greece.
8And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don’t need to tell them about it, 9for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God. 10And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.
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1 Thessalonians 1
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Greeting
1Paul, #Acts 15:22; 2 Cor. 1:19; 2 Thess. 1:1; 1 Pet. 5:12Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the #See Acts 17:1Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
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Rom. 1:7
Grace to you and peace.
The Thessalonians’ Faith and Example
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2:13; See
Rom. 1:8; Eph. 5:20 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly#1:2 Or without ceasing #Rom. 1:9; 2 Tim. 1:3mentioning you in our prayers, 3remembering before #See Gal. 1:4our God and Father #2 Thess. 1:11; [John 6:29; Gal. 5:6; Heb. 6:10; James 2:22] your work of faith and labor of #2 Thess. 1:3, 4; [Col. 1:4; 1 Tim. 1:14; Rev. 2:19] love and #Rom. 8:25; 15:4steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4For we know, #2 Thess. 2:13brothers#1:4 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters loved by God, #2 Pet. 1:10that he has chosen you, 5because #2 Thess. 2:14our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and #2 Cor. 6:6; See 1 Cor. 2:4in the Holy Spirit and with full #Col. 2:2; [Heb. 2:3] conviction. You know #[ch. 2:10; Acts 20:18; 2 Thess. 3:7]what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. 6And #[ch. 2:14; 2 Thess. 3:7, 9]; See 1 Cor. 4:16you became imitators of us #1 Cor. 11:1and of the Lord, for #Acts 17:5-10you received the word in much affliction, #See Matt. 5:12with the #Acts 13:52; Gal. 5:22joy of the Holy Spirit, 7so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8For not only has the word of the Lord #[Rom. 10:18; 2 Thess. 3:1] sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth #[Rom. 1:8; 16:19; 2 Thess. 1:4]everywhere, so that we need not say anything. 9For they themselves report concerning us the kind of #ch. 2:1reception we had among you, and how #See Acts 14:15you turned to God #1 Cor. 12:2; [Gal. 4:8] from idols to serve the living and #See John 17:3true God, 10and #See 1 Cor. 1:7to wait for his Son #ch. 4:16; [2 Thess. 1:10]; See Acts 1:11from heaven, #See Acts 2:24whom he raised from the dead, Jesus #Col. 1:13who delivers us from #ch. 2:16; 5:9; Matt. 3:7; Rom. 5:9the wrath to come.
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