1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father. 4 We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen, 5 and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake. 6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that we need not to say anything. 9 For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead: Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.

1 保罗、西拉和提摩太， 写信给帖撒罗尼迦、在父 神和主耶稣基督里的教会。愿恩惠平安临到你们。

2 我们常常为你们众人感谢 神， 祷告的时候提到你们，

3 在我们的父 神面前， 不住地记念你们信心的工作， 爱心的劳苦和因盼望我们主耶稣基督而有的坚忍。

4 神所爱的弟兄们， 我们知道你们是蒙拣选的，

5 因为我们的福音传到你们那里， 不单是借着言语， 也是借着权能， 借着圣灵和充足的信心。为了你们的缘故， 我们在你们中间为人怎样， 这是你们知道的。

6 你们效法了我们， 也效法了主， 在大患难中， 带着圣灵的喜乐接受了真道。

7 这样， 你们就成了马其顿和亚该亚所有信徒的榜样。

8 因为不单主的道从你们那里传遍了马其顿和亚该亚， 就是你们对 神的信心也传遍了各处， 所以我们不用再说什么了。

9 他们都述说你们是怎样接待我们， 而且怎样离弃偶像归向 神， 要服事这位又真又活的 神，

10 并且等候他的儿子从天降临。这就是 神使他从死人中复活， 救我们脱离将来的忿怒的那位耶稣。