1Th 1 | HCSB | STEP | Paul , Silvanus , and Timothy : To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ . Grace to you and peace .

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Thessalonians

Greeting

1 Paul, Silvanus, ^{▼▼Or Silas; Ac 15:22-32; 16:19-40; 17:1-16
,} ^b and Timothy: ^cTo the church of the Thessalonians ^d in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Grace to you and peace. ^{▼▼Other mss add from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ}

Thanksgiving

2 We always thank God for all of you, remembering you constantly in our prayers. 3 We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, ^f your work of faith, ^g labor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, ^h 4 knowing your election, ⁱ ^{▼▼brother(s): The Greek word adelphoi can be used as a reference to males only or to groups that include males and females. It is the context of each usage that determines the proper meaning.}brothers loved ^k by God. ^l 5 For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, ^m and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we were among you ⁿ for your benefit, 6 and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message ^o with joy from the Holy Spirit. 7 As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia ^p and Achaia. ^q 8 For the Lord’s message rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith ^{▼▼Or in every place news of your faith
,} ^s in God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything, 9 for they themselves report ^{▼▼Lit report about us} what kind of reception ^u we had from you: how you turned ^v to God from idols ^w to serve the living ^x and true ^y God 10 and to wait ^z for His Son ^aa from heaven, whom He raised from the dead ^ab – Jesus, who rescues us ^ac from the coming wrath. ^ad