1 1 Paul, Silas, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: grace to you and peace.
2 We always give thanks to our Father for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers.
Grateful for Their Faith and Love
3 We continually remember before our Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, brothers and sisters loved by our Father, that he has chosen you, 5 because our gospel came to you not only in word but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. 6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in much affliction with the joy given by the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 For the word of the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in our Father has gone out everywhere, so that we have no need to say anything. 9 For they themselves report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned to our Father from idols to serve the living and true Father, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom our Father raised from the dead — Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath. a a v10 Paul names the whole gospel in one breath: the Father raised his Son Jesus, who rescues us from the coming judgment — the Father and the Son working together for our deliverance.