1 Thessalonians 1
New King James Version
Greeting
1 Paul, (A)Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the (B)Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace to you and peace [a]from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Their Good Example
2 (C)We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, 3 remembering without ceasing (D)your work of faith, (E)labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, 4 knowing, beloved brethren, (F)your election by God. 5 For (G)our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, (H)and in the Holy Spirit (I)and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
6 And (J)you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, (K)with joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe. 8 For from you the word of the Lord (L)has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also (M)in every place. Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything. 9 For they themselves declare concerning us (N)what manner of entry we had to you, (O)and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10 and (P)to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us (Q)from the wrath to come.
Footnotes
- 1 Thessalonians 1:1 NU omits from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
1 Thessalonians 1
King James Version
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.
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
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;
4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
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.
6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.
7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
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.
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;
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.
1 Thessalonians 1
Evangelical Heritage Version
Greeting
1 Paul, Silas,[a] and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians, which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.[b]
Thanksgiving for the Faith of the Thessalonians
2 We always give thanks to God for all of you as we make mention of you in our prayers, 3 because we constantly remember before God our Father your work produced by faith, your labor produced by love, and your patient endurance produced by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
4 Dear brothers,[c] loved by God, we know that God has chosen you, 5 because our gospel did not come to you with mere words, but with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. You yourselves know very well what kind of people we proved to be for your sake, while we were with you. 6 You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you welcomed the word during a time of great affliction with the joy from the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became a model for all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.[d] 8 Indeed, the word of the Lord has resounded from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith in God has become known. As a result, we do not need to say anything, 9 because they themselves inform us about what kind of reception we received from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God. 10 They also report how you patiently wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, the one who is going to rescue us from the coming wrath.
Footnotes
- 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Silvanus in Greek
- 1 Thessalonians 1:1 A few witnesses to the text omit from God. . . Jesus Christ. (“Witnesses to the text” mentioned in footnotes may include Greek manuscripts, lectionaries, translations, and quotations in the church fathers.)
- 1 Thessalonians 1:4 When context indicates it, the Greek word for brothers may refer to all fellow believers, male and female.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:7 Macedonia and Achaia were the two provinces comprising Greece.
1 Thesaloniaid 1
Beibl William Morgan
1 Paul, a Silfanus, a Thimotheus, at eglwys y Thesaloniaid, yn Nuw Dad, a’r Arglwydd Iesu Grist: Gras i chwi, a thangnefedd, oddi wrth Dduw ein Tad, a’r Arglwydd Iesu Grist. 2 Yr ydym yn diolch i Dduw yn wastadol drosoch chwi oll, gan wneuthur coffa amdanoch yn ein gweddïau, 3 Gan gofio yn ddi-baid waith eich ffydd chwi, a llafur eich cariad, ac ymaros eich gobaith yn ein Harglwydd Iesu Grist, gerbron Duw a’n Tad; 4 Gan wybod, frodyr annwyl, eich etholedigaeth chwi gan Dduw. 5 Oblegid ni bu ein hefengyl ni tuag atoch mewn gair yn unig, eithr hefyd mewn nerth, ac yn yr Ysbryd Glân, ac mewn sicrwydd mawr; megis y gwyddoch chwi pa fath rai a fuom ni yn eich plith, er eich mwyn chwi. 6 A chwi a aethoch yn ddilynwyr i ni, ac i’r Arglwydd, wedi derbyn y gair mewn gorthrymder mawr, gyda llawenydd yr Ysbryd Glân: 7 Hyd onid aethoch yn siamplau i’r rhai oll sydd yn credu ym Macedonia ac yn Achaia. 8 Canys oddi wrthych chwi y seiniodd gair yr Arglwydd, nid yn unig ym Macedonia, ac yn Achaia, ond ym mhob man hefyd eich ffydd chwi ar Dduw a aeth ar led; fel nad rhaid i ni ddywedyd dim. 9 Canys y maent hwy yn mynegi amdanom ni, pa ryw ddyfodiad i mewn a gawsom ni atoch chwi, a pha fodd y troesoch at Dduw oddi wrth eilunod, i wasanaethu’r bywiol a’r gwir Dduw; 10 Ac i ddisgwyl am ei Fab ef o’r nefoedd, yr hwn a gyfododd efe o feirw, sef Iesu, yr hwn a’n gwaredodd ni oddi wrth y digofaint sydd ar ddyfod.
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William Morgan Welsh Bible Edition © British & Foreign Bible Society 1992.
