1 Thessalonians 1
1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: grace and peace to you.
2 We always thank God for all of you, remembering you continually in our prayers.
3 We remember, before our God and Father, your work of faith, your labor of love, and your endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
4 We know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that you have been chosen.
5 For our gospel did not come to you in word alone, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with full conviction. You know how we behaved among you for your sake.
6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, welcoming the word amid great affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit.
7 So you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
8 For the word of the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia; your faith in God has become known everywhere, so we have no need to say anything.
9 For they themselves report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned from idols to God to serve the living and true God.
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead: Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
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