1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the congregation of Thessalonians in God a Father and Lord Jesus Anointed; favor to you and peace from God a Father of us, and Lord Jesus Anointed.

2 We give thanks to the God always concerning all of you, a remembrance of you making in the prayers of us,

3 unceasingly recollecting of you of the work of the faith, and of the labor of the love, and of the patient endurance of the hope of the Lord of us Jesus Anointed, in presence of the God and Father of us;

4 knowing, brethren beloved by God, the election of you;

5 because the glad tidings of us not came to you in word only, but also in power, even with spirit holy, and with confirmation much; as you know what we were among you on account of you.

6 And you imitators of us became and of the Lord, having received the word in affliction much with joy of spirit holy;

7 so that to have become you patterns to all to those believing in the Macedonia and in the Achaia.

8 From you for has been sounded forth the word of the Lord not only in the Macedonia and in the Achaia, but also in every place the faith of you that towards the God has gone forth; so that not necessary us to have to speak anything.

9 Themselves for congregation us declare, what kind introduction we had to you, and how you turned to the God from the idols, to serve God living and true;

10 and to wait for the son of him from the heavens, whom he raised out of the dead ones, Jesus, the one delivering us from the wrath of that coming.

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the congregation of the Thessalonians united with God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers.

3 We continually remember your work of faith, labor of love, and patience, and your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

4 We know your calling brothers, beloved of God.

5 We preached the good news to you, not in words only but with power from Holy Spirit and with conviction of its truth. You know how we lived when we were with you. It was for your own good.

6 You imitated the Lord and us, even though you suffered much affliction. Yet you received the word with the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit.

7 So you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

8 For not only did the message about God go out from you throughout Macedonia and Achaia, but the news about your faith in God has gone everywhere. There is nothing that we need to say.

9 All those people speak about how you received us when we visited you, and how you turned away from idols to God, to serve the true and living God,

10 and to wait for his Son to come from heaven, his Son Jesus, whom he raised from death and who rescues us from God’s anger indignation that is to come.