1 Thessalonians 1

Thanksgiving for These Believers

1 1Paul and 2Silvanus and 3Timothy, To the 4church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 5Grace to you and peace.
2 6We give thanks to God always for all of you, 7making mention of you in our prayers;
3 constantly bearing in mind your 8work of faith and labor of 9love and [a]10steadfastness of hope [b]in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of 11our God and Father,
4 knowing, 12brethren beloved by God, 13His choice of you;
5 for our 14gospel did not come to you in word only, but also 15in power and in the Holy Spirit and with 16full conviction; just as you know 17what kind of men we [c]proved to be among you for your sake.
6 You also became 18imitators of us and of the Lord, 19having received 20the word in much tribulation with the 21joy of the Holy Spirit,
7 so that you became an example to all the believers in 22Macedonia and in 23Achaia.
8 For 24the word of the Lord has 25sounded forth from you, not only in 26Macedonia and 27Achaia, but also 28in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.
9 For they themselves report about us what kind of a [d]29reception we had [e]with you, and how you 30turned to God 31from [f]idols to serve [g]32a living and true God,
10 and to 33wait for His Son from [h]heaven, whom He 34raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who 35rescues us from 36the wrath to come.

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Cross References 36

  • 1. 2 Thessalonians 1:1
  • 2. 2 Corinthians 1:19
  • 3. Acts 16:1
  • 4. Acts 17:1
  • 5. Romans 1:7
  • 6. Romans 1:8; 2 Thessalonians 1:3
  • 7. Romans 1:9
  • 8. John 6:29
  • 9. 1 Corinthians 13:13
  • 10. Romans 8:25; Romans 15:4
  • 11. Galatians 1:4
  • 12. Romans 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:13
  • 13. 2 Peter 1:10
  • 14. 1 Corinthians 9:14
  • 15. Romans 15:19
  • 16. Luke 1:1; Colossians 2:2
  • 17. 1 Thessalonians 2:10
  • 18. 1 Corinthians 4:16; 1 Corinthians 11:1
  • 19. Acts 17:5-10
  • 20. 2 Timothy 4:2
  • 21. Acts 13:52; 2 Corinthians 6:10; Galatians 5:22
  • 22. Romans 15:26
  • 23. Acts 18:12
  • 24. Colossians 3:16; 2 Thessalonians 3:1
  • 25. Romans 10:18
  • 26. Romans 15:26
  • 27. Acts 18:12
  • 28. Romans 1:8; Romans 16:19; 2 Corinthians 2:14
  • 29. 1 Thessalonians 2:1
  • 30. Acts 14:15
  • 31. 1 Corinthians 12:2
  • 32. Matthew 16:16
  • 33. Matthew 16:27; 1 Corinthians 1:7
  • 34. Acts 2:24
  • 35. Romans 5:9
  • 36. Matthew 3:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:9

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