1Th 1 | ISV | STEP | The Letter of Paul Called First Thessalonians Greetings from Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy From Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be yours!

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For the person who does what is wrong will be paid back for what he has done, and there is no favoritism.Deut 10:17; Rom 2:11; Eph 6:9; 1Pet 1:17

1 The Letter of Paul Called First ThessaloniansGreetings from Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy

From ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks From} Paul, Silvanus, ^{▼▼I.e. Silas} and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ ^{▼▼Other mss. lack from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ} be yours!2Cor 1:19; Eph 1:2; 2Thes 1:1; 1Pet 5:12

2 Paul's Prayer for the ThessaloniansWe always thank God for all of you when we mention you in our prayers.Rom 1:8; Eph 1:16 3 In the presence of our God and Father, we constantly remember how your faith is active, ^{▼▼ Lit. your work of faith} your love is hard at work, ^{▼▼ Lit. your labor of love} and your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ is enduring. ^{▼▼ Lit. the endurance of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ}John 6:29; Rom 16:6; Gal 5:6; 1Thes 2:13; 3:6; 2Thes 1:3, 11; Heb 6:10; James 2:17 4 Brothers whom God loves, we know that he has chosen you,Col 3:12; 2Thes 2:13 5 for the gospel we brought ^{▼▼Lit. our gospel} did not come to you in words only, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. Indeed, ^{▼▼Lit. Just as} you know what kind of people we proved to be while we were with you, acting on your behalf.Mark 16:20; 1Cor 2:4; 4:20; 2Cor 6:6; Col 2:2; 1Thes 2:1, 5, 10-11; 2Thes 3:7; Heb 2:3

6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord. In spite of a great deal of suffering, you welcomed the word with the joy that the Holy Spirit produces. ^{▼▼Or the joy of the Holy Spirit}Acts 5:41; 1Cor 4:16; 11:1; Phil 3:17; 1Thes 2:14; 2Thes 3:9; Heb 10:34 7 As a result, you became a model for all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 From you the word of the Lord has spread out not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place where your faith in God has become known. As a result, we do not need to say anything.Rom 1:8; 10:18; 2Thes 1:4

9 For people ^{▼▼Lit. they} keep telling us what kind of welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve a living and true God1Cor 12:2; Gal 4:8; 1Thes 2:1 10 and to wait for his Son whom he raised from the dead to come back ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks to come back} from heaven. This Jesus is the one who rescues us from the coming wrath.Matt 3:7; Acts 1:11; 2:24; Rom 2:7; 5:9; Phil 3:20; 1Thes 4:16; 5:9; 2Thes 1:7; Titus 2:13; 2Pet 3:12; Rev 1:7