1 Thessalonians 1
01 Paul, and aSilvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is bin God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
03 Remembering without ceasing your work of cfaith, dand labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
04 Knowing, brethren beloved, eyour election of God.
05 For iour gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and hin the Holy Ghost, gand in much assurance; as fye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
08 For from you jsounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
10 And kto wait for his Son lfrom heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us mfrom the wrath to come.
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