Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the Thessalonian church in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; God bless you and give you peace.

for we can never forget before our God and Father your energetic faith, your loving service, and your unwavering expectation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We never sought praise from men, either from you or anyone else, though as Christ's apostles we might have stood on our dignity.

For you, brothers, followed the example of God's churches in Judea that are in union with Christ Jesus, for you in your turn had to bear the same ill-treatment from your neighbors as they did from the Jews,

and I sent my brother Timothy, a servant of God in preaching the good news of the Christ, to strengthen you in your faith

For the Lord himself, at the summons, when the archangel calls and God's trumpet sounds, will come down from heaven, and first those who died in union with Christ will rise;

For God has not destined us for his wrath, but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Thank God whatever happens. For this is what God through Christ Jesus wants you to do.

May God himself, the giver of peace, consecrate you through and through. Spirit, soul, and body, may you be kept sound, and be found irreproachable when our Lord Jesus Christ comes.

The blessing of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.