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1 Thessalonians 1 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:1 - Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

The Thessalonians’ Faith and Example

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:2 - We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly[fn] mentioning you in our prayers,
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:3 - remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:4 - For we know, brothers[fn] loved by God, that he has chosen you,
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:5 - because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:6 - And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:7 - so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:8 - For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:9 - For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:10 - and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
ESV Footnotes
Or without ceasing
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
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