Greeting

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

remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and displease God and oppose all mankind

For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you,

so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

A Life Pleasing to God

Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.

For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.