1 Thessalonians 1 - Amplified Bible(AMP)

Thanksgiving for These Believers

1Paul, Silvanus (Silas), and Timothy,

To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

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

3recalling unceasingly before our God and Father your work energized by faith, and your service motivated by love and unwavering hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

4Brothers and sisters beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you;

5for our good news came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your benefit.

6You became imitators of us and of the Lord, after you welcomed our message in great trouble with the joy supplied by the Holy Spirit;

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

8For the word of the Lord has resounded from you and has echoed, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has spread, so that we never need to say anything about it.

9For they themselves report about us, telling what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

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