aPaul and bSilvanus
and cTimothy
,
To the dchurch of the Thessalonians
in God
the Father
and the Lord
Jesus
Christ
: eGrace
to you and peace
.
aWe give thanks
to God
always
for all
of you, bmaking
mention
of you in our prayers
;
constantly bearing
in mind
your awork
of faith
and labor
of blove
and 1 csteadfastness
of hope
2in our Lord
Jesus
Christ
in the presence
of dour God
and Father
,
knowing, abrethren
beloved
by God
, bHis choice
of you;
for our agospel did not come
to you in word
only
, but also
bin power
and in the Holy
Spirit
and with cfull
conviction
; just
as you know
dwhat
kind
of men
we 1proved
to be among
you for your sake
.
You also became
aimitators
of us and of the Lord
, bhaving received
cthe word
in much
tribulation
with the djoy
of the Holy
Spirit
,
so that you became
an example
to all
the believers
in aMacedonia
and in bAchaia
.
For athe word of the Lord
has bsounded
forth
from you, not only
in cMacedonia
and dAchaia
, but also ein every
place
your faith
toward
God
has gone
forth
, so
that we have
no
need
to say
anything
.
For they themselves report
about
us what
kind
of a 1 areception
we had
2with you, and how
you bturned
to God
cfrom 3idols
to serve
4 da living
and true
God
,
and to await for His Son
from 1heaven
, whom
He braised
from the dead
, that is Jesus
, who crescues
us from dthe wrath
to come
.