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Greeting

¹ Paul, Silvanus,^(F1)(C1) and Timothy:^(C2)

To the church of the Thessalonians^(C3) in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you and peace.^(F2)

Thanksgiving

² We always thank God for all of you, making mention of you constantly in our prayers. ³ We recall, in the presence of our God and Father,^(C1) your work produced by faith,^(C2) your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.^{(C3) 4} For we know, brothers and sisters loved^(C1) by God,^(C2) that he has chosen you,^{(C3) 5} because our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit,^(C1) and with full assurance. You know how we lived among you^(C2) for your benefit, ⁶ and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message^(C1) with joy from the Holy Spirit. ⁷ As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia^(C1) and Achaia.^{(C2) 8} For the word of the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith^(F1)(C1) in God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything, ⁹ for they themselves report^(F1) what kind of reception^(C1) we had from you: how you turned^(C2) to God from idols^(C3) to serve the living^(C4) and true^(C5) God ¹⁰ and to wait^(C1) for his Son^(C2) from heaven, whom he raised from the dead^(C3)—Jesus, who rescues us^(C4) from the coming wrath.^(C5)