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1. Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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1. Paul G3972 , and G2532 Silvanus G4610 , and G2532 Timothy G5095 , unto the G3588 church G1577 of the Thessalonians G2331 which is in G1722 God G2316 the Father G3962 and G2532 in the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 : Grace G5485 be unto you G5213 , and G2532 peace G1515 , from G575 God G2316 our G2257 Father G3962 , and G2532 the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 .
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2. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
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2. We give thanks G2168 to God G2316 always G3842 for G4012 you G5216 all G3956 , making G4160 mention G3417 of you G5216 in G1909 our G2257 prayers G4335 ;
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3. Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
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3. Remembering G3421 without ceasing G89 your G5216 work G2041 of faith G4102 , and G2532 labor G2873 of love G26 , and G2532 patience G5281 of hope G1680 in our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 , in the sight G1715 of God G2316 and G2532 our G2257 Father G3962 ;
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4. Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
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4. Knowing G1492 , brethren G80 beloved G25 , your G5216 election G1589 of G5259 God G2316 .
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5. For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
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5. For G3754 our G2257 gospel G2098 came G1096 not G3756 unto G1519 you G5209 in G1722 word G3056 only G3440 , but G235 also G2532 in G1722 power G1411 , and G2532 in G1722 the Holy G40 Ghost G4151 , and G2532 in G1722 much G4183 assurance G4136 ; as G2531 ye know G1492 what manner of men G3634 we were G1096 among G1722 you G5213 for your sake G1223 G5209 .
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6. And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
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6. And G2532 ye G5210 became G1096 followers G3402 of us G2257 , and G2532 of the G3588 Lord G2962 , having received G1209 the G3588 word G3056 in G1722 much G4183 affliction G2347 , with G3326 joy G5479 of the Holy G40 Ghost G4151 :
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7. So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
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7. So that G5620 ye G5209 were G1096 examples G5179 to all G3956 that believe G4100 in G1722 Macedonia G3109 and G2532 Achaia G882 .
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8. For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
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8. For G1063 from G575 you G5216 sounded out G1837 the G3588 word G3056 of the G3588 Lord G2962 not G3756 only G3440 in G1722 Macedonia G3109 and G2532 Achaia G882 , but G235 also G2532 in G1722 every G3956 place G5117 your G5216 faith G4102 to G4314 God G2316 -ward is spread abroad G1831 ; so that G5620 we G2248 need G2192 G5532 not G3361 to speak G2980 any thing G5100 .
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9. For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
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9. For G1063 they G846 themselves show G518 of G4012 us G2257 what manner G3697 of entering in G1529 we had G2192 unto G4314 you G5209 , and G2532 how G4459 ye turned G1994 to G4314 God G2316 from G575 idols G1497 to serve G1398 the living G2198 and G2532 true G228 God G2316 ;
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10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
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10. And G2532 to wait for G362 his G846 Son G5207 from G1537 heaven G3772 , whom G3739 he raised G1453 from G1537 the dead G3498 , even Jesus G2424 , which delivered G4506 us G2248 from G575 the G3588 wrath G3709 to come G2064 .
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