Godbey - I Thessalonians - 1

1:1  Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.

1:2  We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention in our prayers;

1:3  incessantly remembering your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God even our Father;

1:4  knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,

1:5  because our gospel came not unto you in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as you know what sort we were among you for your sakes.

1:6  And you became imitators of us, and the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with the joy of the Holy Ghost;

1:7  so that you are an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

1:8  For from you the word of the Lord echoed out, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but in every place your faith which is towards God has gone forth; so that we have no need to say any thing:

1:9  for they proclaim concerning what kind of reception we had unto you; and how you turned to God from the idols, to serve the true and the living God,

1:10  and to await his Son out of the heavens, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus the one delivering us from the wrath to come.