PAUL and Sylvanus [Silas] and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be to you and peace.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ before God even our Father,

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.

For you, brothers, became followers of the churches of God in Christ Jesus which were in Judea, for you also suffered the same things from your countrymen, which they did from the Jews

who also killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us, and who please not God and are hostile to all men,

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

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

to confirm your hearts without blame in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

FINALLY, therefore, brothers, we beseech and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, as you have received from us how you ought to walk and please God, that you abound still more.

For you know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also will God bring with him those that have fallen asleep on account of Jesus.

for God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

give thanks on every occasion; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to us.

And may the God of peace himself purify you wholly, and your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.