Greeting

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the Thessalonian church in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: spiritual blessing and peace be to you.

1 (A)Paul and (B)Silvanus and (C)Timothy,To the (D)church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: (E)Grace to you and peace.

1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is 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.

1 Paul, Silvanus,(a)(A) and Timothy:(B)To the church of the Thessalonians(C) in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Grace to you and peace.(b)

1 From: Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy. To: The church of the Thessalonians in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be yours!

Thanksgiving For The Thessalonian Believers

2 We always thank God for you all as we continually mention you in our prayers,

2 (F)We give thanks to God always for all of you, (G)making mention of you in our prayers;

2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

2 We always thank God for all of you, remembering you constantly in our prayers.

2 We always thank God for all of you when we mention you in our prayers.

3 for we can never for a moment before our God forget your energizing faith, your toiling love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

3 constantly bearing in mind your (H)work of faith and labor of (I)love and (a)(J)steadfastness of hope (b)in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of (K)our God and Father,

3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

3 We recall, in the presence of our God and Father,(D) your work of faith,(E) labor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,(F)

3 In the presence of our God and Father, we constantly remember how your faith is active, your love is hard at work, and your hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah is enduring.

4 For we know, brothers so beloved by God, that He has chosen you,

4 knowing, (L)brethren beloved by God, (M)His choice of you;

4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

4 knowing your election,(G) brothers loved(H) by God.(I)

4 Brothers whom God loves, we know that he has chosen you,

5 for our preaching of the good news came to you not entirely in words but with power and with the Holy Spirit and with absolute certainty (for you know the kind of men we were among you for your own sakes).

5 for our (N)gospel did not come to you in word only, but also (O)in power and in the Holy Spirit and with (P)full conviction; just as you know (Q)what kind of men we (c)proved to be among you for your sake.

5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

5 For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit,(J) and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we were among you(K) for your benefit,

5 for the gospel we brought did not come to you in words only, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. Indeed, you know what kind of people we proved to be while we were with you, acting on your behalf.

6 And you followed the example set by us and by the Lord, because you welcomed our message with a joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, in spite of the painful persecutions it brought you,

6 You also became (R)imitators of us and of the Lord, (S)having received (T)the word in much tribulation with the (U)joy of the Holy Spirit,

6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

6 and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message(L) with joy from the Holy Spirit.

6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord. In spite of a great deal of suffering, you welcomed the word with the joy that the Holy Spirit produces.

7 so that you became examples to all the believers in Macedonia and Greece.

7 so that you became an example to all the believers in (V)Macedonia and in (W)Achaia.

7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

7 As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia(M) and Achaia.(N)

7 As a result, you became a model for all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

8 (1:7) For the message of the Lord has rung out from you, not only in Macedonia and Greece, but everywhere the report of your faith in God has been told, so that we need never mention it.

8 For (X)the word of the Lord has (Y)sounded forth from you, not only in (Z)Macedonia and (AA)Achaia, but also (AB)in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.

8 For from you sounded 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.

8 For the Lord’s message rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith(c)(O) in God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything,

8 From you the word of the Lord has spread out not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place where your faith in God has become known. As a result, we do not need to say anything about it.

9 For the people themselves tell us what a welcome you gave us, and how you turned from idols to the true God, to serve the God who lives on and is real,

9 For they themselves report about us what kind of a (d)(AC)reception we had (e)with you, and how you (AD)turned to God (AE)from (f)idols to serve (g)(AF)a living and true God,

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;

9 for they themselves report(d) what kind of reception(P) we had from you: how you turned(Q) to God from idols(R) to serve the living(S) and true(T) God

9 For people keep telling us what kind of welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve a living and true God

10 and to wait for the coming from heaven of His Son, whom He raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

10 and to (AG)wait for His Son from (h)heaven, whom He (AH)raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who (AI)rescues us from (AJ)the wrath to come.

10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

10 and to wait(U) for His Son(V) from heaven, whom He raised from the dead(W)—Jesus, who rescues us(X) from the coming wrath.(Y)

10 and to wait for his Son whom he raised from the dead to come back from heaven. This Jesus is the one who rescues us from the coming wrath.

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