| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1From Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace and peace to you! | 1From: Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy. To: The church of the Thessalonians in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be yours! |
| 2We thank God always for all of you as we mention you constantly in our prayers, | 2We always thank God for all of you when we mention you in our prayers. |
| 3because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. | 3In the presence of our God and Father, we constantly remember how your faith is active, your love is hard at work, and your hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah is enduring. |
| 4We know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, | 4Brothers whom God loves, we know that he has chosen you, |
| 5in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you). | 5for the gospel we brought did not come to you in words only, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. Indeed, you know what kind of people we proved to be while we were with you, acting on your behalf. |
| 6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction. | 6You became imitators of us and of the Lord. In spite of a great deal of suffering, you welcomed the word with the joy that the Holy Spirit produces. |
| 7As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. | 7As a result, you became a model for all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. |
| 8For from you the message of the Lord has echoed forth not just in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place reports of your faith in God have spread, so that we do not need to say anything. | 8From you the word of the Lord has spread out not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place where your faith in God has become known. As a result, we do not need to say anything about it. |
| 9For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God | 9For people keep telling us what kind of welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve a living and true God |
| 10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath. | 10and to wait for his Son whom he raised from the dead to come back from heaven. This Jesus is the one who rescues us from the coming wrath. |
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