1 Thessalonians 1
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Ac 17.1. From Paul, Silas,#1.1 Silas: The Greek text has “Silvanus,” another form of the name Silas. and Timothy.
To the church in Thessalonica, the people of God the Father and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I pray that God will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!
2We thank God for you and always mention you in our prayers. Each time we pray, 3we tell God our Father about your faith and loving work and about your firm hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Thessalonians' Faith and Example
4My dear friends, God loves you, and we know he has chosen you to be his people. 5When we told you the good news, it was with the power and assurance that come from the Holy Spirit, and not simply with words. You knew what kind of people we were and how we helped you. 6#Ac 17.5-9. So, when you accepted the message, you followed our example and the example of the Lord. You suffered, but the Holy Spirit made you glad.
7You became an example for all the Lord's followers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8And because of you, the Lord's message has spread everywhere in those regions. Now the news of your faith in God is known all over the world, and we don't have to say a thing about it. 9Everyone is talking about how you welcomed us and how you turned away from idols to serve the true and living God. 10They also tell how you are waiting for his Son Jesus to come from heaven. God raised him from death, and on the day of judgment Jesus will save us from God's anger.
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1 Thessalonians 1
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Greeting
1Paul, Silvanus,#1:1 Or Silas; Ac 15:22–32; 16:19–40; 17:1–16#Ac 15:22; 2Co 1:19; 2Th 1:1; 1Pt 5:12 and Timothy:#Ac 16:1; 1Tm 1:2
To the church of the Thessalonians#Ac 17:1 in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace to you and peace.#1:1 Other mss add from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
Thanksgiving
2We always thank God for all of you, making mention of you constantly in our prayers. 3We recall, in the presence of our God and Father,#Php 4:20 your work produced by faith,#Rm 3:28; 9:32; Gl 2:16; 5:6; 2Th 1:11; Heb 6:1; Jms 2:14–26; Rv 2:19 your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.#Ac 15:26 4For we know, brothers and sisters loved#Jn 3:16; Rv 12:11 by God,#Dt 33:12; 2Th 2:13 that he has chosen you,#Mt 24:22; Eph 1:4 5because our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit,#Jn 1:33; Ac 2:4; Rm 8:9; 1Co 2:4; Gl 5:25; Ti 3:5; Rv 3:22 and with full assurance. You know how we lived among you#Ac 20:18; 1Th 2:10 for your benefit, 6and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message#Heb 4:12 with joy from the Holy Spirit. 7As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia#Ac 16:9 and Achaia.#Ac 18:12 8For the word of the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith#1:8 Or in every place news of your faith#Gl 2:16 in God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything, 9for they themselves report#1:9 Lit report about us what kind of reception#Ac 17:1–9 we had from you: how you turned#1Pt 2:25 to God from idols#Gn 31:19; 1Co 8:4 to serve the living#Dt 5:26 and true#Jn 4:23; 1Jn 5:20 God 10and to wait#Jd 21 for his Son#Heb 1:2 from heaven, whom he raised from the dead#Mt 17:9; Jn 5:25 — Jesus, who rescues us#Mt 27:43 from the coming wrath.#Rm 2:5; 1Th 5:9; Rv 6:16
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