Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Incessantly remembering your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father:

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivereth us from the wrath to come.

For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God, which are in Judea, in Christ Jesus, in that ye also have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they have from the Jews:

who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; who are displeasing to God, and contrary to all men:

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? are not ye also among others in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

And may God himself even our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ direct our way to you:

that your hearts may be established unblameable in holiness, before God even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints.

As to what remains therefore, my brethren, we intreat and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received instructions from us, how ye ought to walk and to please God, ye would abound therein more and more.

For ye know what commandments we gave you from the Lord Jesus.

for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also those, that sleep in Jesus, will God bring with Him.

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

In every circumstance be thankful; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you wholly: and grant that your whole frame, spirit, soul, and body may be kept blameless to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.