1 Thessalonians, 1

1. Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church in Thessalonica which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.

1. Paul, Silva'nus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalo'nians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

2. We always thank God for you all, mentioning you in our prayers continually.

2. We give thanks to God always for you all, constantly mentioning you in our prayers,

3. We remember before our God and Father how active is the faith, how unsparing the love, how persevering the hope which you have from our Lord Jesus Christ.

3. remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

4. We know, brothers loved by God, that you have been chosen,

4. For we know, brethren beloved by God, that he has chosen you;

5. because our gospel came to you not only in words, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with great effect. And you observed the sort of life we lived when we were with you, which was for your sake.

5. for our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

6. You took us and the Lord as your model, welcoming the word with the joy of the Holy Spirit in spite of great hardship.

6. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit;

7. And so you became an example to all believers in Macedonia and Achaia

7. so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedo'nia and in Acha'ia.

8. since it was from you that the word of the Lord rang out -- and not only throughout Macedonia and Achaia, for your faith in God has spread everywhere. We do not need to tell other people about it:

8. For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedo'nia and Acha'ia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.

9. other people tell us how we started the work among you, how you broke with the worship of false gods when you were converted to God and became servants of the living and true God;

9. For they themselves report concerning us what a welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

10. and how you are now waiting for Jesus, his Son, whom he raised from the dead, to come from heaven. It is he who saves us from the Retribution which is coming.

10. and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.