1 Thessalonians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 2:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:8; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Thessalonians 2:17; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 3:6; 1 Thessalonians 3:7; 1 Thessalonians 3:9; 1 Thessalonians 3:10; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 1 Thessalonians 5:28

1 Thessalonians 1:2

2 We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

3 We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:4

4 For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you,

1 Thessalonians 1:8

8 The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere. Therefore we do not need to say anything about it,

1 Thessalonians 2:6

6 We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority.

1 Thessalonians 2:7

7 Instead, we were like young children among you. Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,

1 Thessalonians 2:8

8 so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you.

1 Thessalonians 2:11

11 For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children,

1 Thessalonians 2:17

17 But, brothers and sisters, when we were orphaned by being separated from you for a short time (in person, not in thought), out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you.

1 Thessalonians 3:2

2 We sent Timothy, who is our brother and co-worker in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

1 Thessalonians 3:5

5 For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.

1 Thessalonians 3:6

6 But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you.

1 Thessalonians 3:7

7 Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.

1 Thessalonians 3:9

9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?

1 Thessalonians 3:10

10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.

1 Thessalonians 3:13

13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

3 It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;

1 Thessalonians 4:4

4 that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable,

1 Thessalonians 4:11

11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you,

1 Thessalonians 5:12

12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:28

28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.