1 ¶ Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the congregation of the Thessalonians congregated in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the assembly of Thessalonians in God Father and 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,

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you at our prayers,

3 r emembering without ceasing the work of your faith and labour and charity and of waiting with the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,

remembering unceasingly your work of faith, and labour of love, and enduring constancy of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

4 b eing certain, beloved brethren, that you are chosen of God.

knowing, brethren beloved by God, your election.

5 F or our gospel did not come unto you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and in full assurance as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

For our glad tidings were not with you in word only, but also in power, and in Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what we were among you for your sakes:

6 ¶ And ye were made imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word with much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit:

and ye became our imitators, and of the Lord, having accepted the word in much tribulation with joy of Holy Spirit,

7 S o that ye have become examples to all that have believed in Macedonia and Achaia.

so that ye became models to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia:

8 F or through you the word of the Lord has been divulged not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith, which is in God, has become extended, so that we have no need to say anything.

for the word of the Lord sounded out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith which towards God has gone abroad, so that we have no need to say anything;

9 F or they themselves tell of us what an entrance we had unto you and in what manner ye were converted to God from idols to serve the living and true God

for they themselves relate concerning us what entering in we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

10 a nd to wait for his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivered us from the wrath to come.

and to await his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from among the dead, Jesus, our deliverer from the coming wrath.