1Thessalonians 1

Greetings from Paul

1This letter is from Paul, Silas

, 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.G3972G2532G4610G2532G5095G1577G2331G1722G2316G3962G2532G2962G2424G5547G5485G5213G2532G1515G575G2316G2257G3962G2532G2962G2424G5547

The Faith of the Thessalonian Believers

2We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly.G2168G2316G3842G4012G5216G3956G4160G3417G5216G1909G2257G43353As 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.G3421G89G5216G2041G4102G2532G2873G26G2532G5281G1680G2257G2962G2424G5547G1715G2316G2532G2257G39624We know, dear brothers and sisters

, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people.G1492G80G25G5216G1589G5259G23165For 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

that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you.G3754G2257G2098G1096G3756G1519G5209G1722G3056G3440G235G2532G1722G1411G2532G1722G40G4151G2532G1722G4183G4136G2531G1492G3634G1096G1722G5213G1223G52096So 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.G2532G5210G1096G3402G2257G2532G2962G1209G3056G1722G4183G2347G3326G5479G40G41517As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece—throughout both Macedonia and Achaia

.G5620G5209G1096G5179G3956G4100G1722G3109G2532G8828And 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,G1063G575G5216G1837G3056G2962G3756G3440G1722G3109G2532G882G235G2532G1722G3956G5117G5216G4102G4314G2316G1831G5620G2248G5532G3361G2192G2980G51009for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.G1063G518G846G518G4012G2257G3697G1529G2192G2192G4314G5209G2532G4459G1994G4314G2316G575G1497G1398G2198G2532G228G231610And 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.G2532G362G846G5207G1537G3772G3739G1453G1537G3498G2424G3588G4506G2248G575G3709G2064