Paul , - Silvanus , and Timothy - , To the church of the Thessalonians - in God (the) Father and (the) Lord Jesus Christ : Grace and peace to you.
We always thank ... ... God for all of you , remembering (you) ... in our - prayers
(and) continually recalling before our - God and Father your - work - of faith , - (your) labor - of love , and (your) enduring - hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Brothers who are beloved by - God , we know - (that) He has chosen you ,
because our - gospel came to you not only in word , but also in power , - in (the) Holy Spirit , and with great conviction — just as you know - we lived among you for your sake ....
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with (the) joy of (the) Holy Spirit , in (spite of your) great suffering.
As a result , you have become an example to all the believers in - Macedonia and - - Achaia.
For not only {did} the message of the Lord ring out from you to - Macedonia and - - Achaia , but your - faith - in - God has gone out to every place , so that we have no need to say anything (more).
For they themselves report - - what kind of welcome you gave us ... ... , and how you turned to - God from - idols to serve (the) living and true God
and to await His - Son from - heaven , whom He raised from the dead — Jesus our - deliverer from the - coming wrath.