1 Tessalonicesi 1
La Bibbia della Gioia
1 Questa lettera è scritta da Paolo, Silvano e Timòteo alla Chiesa di Tessalonica. A voi, che appartenete a Dio Padre e al Signore Gesù Cristo auguriamo grazia e pace.
2 Noi ringraziamo sempre Dio e preghiamo in continuazione per voi. 3 Quando parliamo di voi a Dio, nostro Padre, non ci dimentichiamo mai dei vostri atti dʼamore, della vostra grande fede e della vostra incrollabile speranza nel ritorno del nostro Signore, Gesù Cristo.
Una grande fede
4 Sappiamo bene, cari fratelli, che Dio vi ama e vi ha scelti per essere suoi. 5 Perché, quando vi abbiamo portato il Vangelo, per voi non sono state soltanto parole, anzi, avete ascoltato con profondo interesse; e ciò che vi abbiamo detto ha avuto in voi un potente effetto, perché lo Spirito Santo vi ha dato la profonda convinzione che ciò che dicevamo era vero. Del resto, voi ben sapete come ci siamo comportati tra voi per il vostro bene, e questa è stata la prova tangibile della verità del nostro messaggio. 6 Così, dopo aver ricevuto il nostro annuncio, con la gioia che viene dallo Spirito Santo, avete seguito il nostro esempio e quello del Signore, nonostante i dispiaceri e le grandi difficoltà.
7 Voi stessi, allora, siete diventati un esempio per tutti gli altri cristiani della Macedonia e di tutta la Grecia. 8 Infatti, la parola del Signore da voi è rimbalzata, non solo in Grecia, ma perfino oltre i vostri confini. Ovunque andiamo, incontriamo gente che ci parla della vostra fede straordinaria in Dio. Non abbiamo bisogno di aprir bocca, 9 perché sono gli altri che ci parlano della meravigliosa accoglienza che ci avete fatto e di come avete abbandonato i vostri idoli per rivolgervi a Dio, per servire soltanto il vero Dio Vivente 10 e per aspettare dal cielo il ritorno di suo Figlio. Questo Figlio è Gesù, che Dio ha resuscitato dai morti; egli è il solo che ci libera dalla condanna di Dio ormai vicina.
1 Thessalonians 1
English Standard Version
Greeting
1 Paul, (A)Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the (B)Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
(C)Grace to you and peace.
The Thessalonians' Faith and Example
2 (D)We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly[a] (E)mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before (F)our God and Father (G)your work of faith and labor of (H)love and (I)steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, (J)brothers[b] loved by God, (K)that he has chosen you, 5 because (L)our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and (M)in the Holy Spirit and with full (N)conviction. You know (O)what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. 6 And (P)you became imitators of us (Q)and of the Lord, for (R)you received the word in much affliction, (S)with the (T)joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For not only has the word of the Lord (U)sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth (V)everywhere, so that we need not say anything. 9 For they themselves report concerning us the kind of (W)reception we had among you, and how (X)you turned to God (Y)from idols to serve the living and (Z)true God, 10 and (AA)to wait for his Son (AB)from heaven, (AC)whom he raised from the dead, Jesus (AD)who delivers us from (AE)the wrath to come.
Footnotes
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2 Or without ceasing
- 1 Thessalonians 1:4 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
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.
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