1 Thessalonians 1:2-10

Christian Standard Bible

Thanksgiving

² We always thank God for all of you, making mention of you constantly in our prayers. ³ We recall, in the presence of our God and Father,^(A) your work produced by faith,^(B) your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.^{(C) 4} For we know, brothers and sisters loved^(D) by God,^(E) that he has chosen you,^{(F) 5} because our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit,^(G) and with full assurance. You know how we lived among you^(H) for your benefit, ⁶ and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message^(I) with joy from the Holy Spirit. ⁷ As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia^(J) and Achaia.^{(K) 8} For the word of the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith^[a](L) in God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything, ⁹ for they themselves report^[b] what kind of reception^(M) we had from you: how you turned^(N) to God from idols^(O) to serve the living^(P) and true^(Q) God ¹⁰ and to wait^(R) for his Son^(S) from heaven, whom he raised from the dead^(T)—Jesus, who rescues us^(U) from the coming wrath.^(V)