我保罗同西拉和提摩太写信给帖撒罗尼迦属于父上帝和主耶稣基督的教会。

愿恩典和平安归给你们!

信徒的榜样

我们常常为你们众人感谢上帝,为你们祷告, 在我们的父上帝面前不断地想到你们因信我们主耶稣基督而做的工作、因爱祂而受的劳苦和因祂所赐的盼望而激发的忍耐。

上帝所爱的弟兄姊妹,我们知道上帝拣选了你们, 因为我们传福音给你们不只是靠言语,也靠上帝的能力、圣灵的同在和充分的确据。你们也知道,我们为了你们的缘故怎样在你们中间行事为人。 你们效法了我们和我们的主,尽管深受苦难,仍然怀着圣灵所赐的喜乐领受真道, 成了马其顿和亚该亚所有信徒的榜样。 主的道从你们那里不仅传到了马其顿和亚该亚,还传到了其他各地,你们对上帝的信心也广为人知,我们无须再多说什么。 因为人们都在传讲你们如何接待我们,如何离弃偶像归向上帝,事奉又真又活的上帝, 10 等候祂的儿子从天降临,就是祂使之从死里复活、救我们脱离将来可怕审判[a]的耶稣。

Footnotes

  1. 1:10 可怕审判”希腊文是“烈怒”。

我保羅同西拉和提摩太寫信給帖撒羅尼迦屬於父上帝和主耶穌基督的教會。

願恩典和平安歸給你們!

信徒的榜樣

我們常常為你們眾人感謝上帝,為你們禱告, 在我們的父上帝面前不斷地想到你們因信我們主耶穌基督而做的工作、因愛祂而受的勞苦和因祂所賜的盼望而激發的忍耐。

上帝所愛的弟兄姊妹,我們知道上帝揀選了你們, 因為我們傳福音給你們不只是靠言語,也靠上帝的能力、聖靈的同在和充分的確據。你們也知道,我們為了你們的緣故怎樣在你們中間行事為人。 你們效法了我們和我們的主,儘管深受苦難,仍然懷著聖靈所賜的喜樂領受真道, 成了馬其頓和亞該亞所有信徒的榜樣。 主的道從你們那裡不僅傳到了馬其頓和亞該亞,還傳到了其他各地,你們對上帝的信心也廣為人知,我們無須再多說什麼。 因為人們都在傳講你們如何接待我們,如何離棄偶像歸向上帝,事奉又真又活的上帝, 10 等候祂的兒子從天降臨,就是祂使之從死裡復活、救我們脫離將來可怕審判[a]的耶穌。

Footnotes

  1. 1·10 可怕審判」希臘文是「烈怒」。

Greeting

Paul, Silvanus,[a](A) and Timothy:(B)

To the church of the Thessalonians(C) in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you and peace.[b]

Thanksgiving

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

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Or Silas; Ac 15:22–32; 16:19–40; 17:1–16
  2. 1:1 Other mss add from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
  3. 1:8 Or in every place news of your faith
  4. 1:9 Lit report about us

Paul, Silas[a](A) and Timothy,(B)

To the church of the Thessalonians(C) in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace and peace to you.(D)

Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians’ Faith

We always thank God for all of you(E) and continually mention you in our prayers.(F) We remember before our God and Father(G) your work produced by faith,(H) your labor prompted by love,(I) and your endurance inspired by hope(J) in our Lord Jesus Christ.

For we know, brothers and sisters[b] loved by God,(K) that he has chosen you, because our gospel(L) came to you not simply with words but also with power,(M) with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know(N) how we lived among you for your sake. You became imitators of us(O) and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering(P) with the joy(Q) given by the Holy Spirit.(R) And so you became a model(S) to all the believers in Macedonia(T) and Achaia.(U) The Lord’s message(V) rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere.(W) Therefore we do not need to say anything about it, for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned(X) to God from idols(Y) to serve the living and true God,(Z) 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven,(AA) whom he raised from the dead(AB)—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.(AC)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas
  2. 1 Thessalonians 1:4 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 2:1, 9, 14, 17; 3:7; 4:1, 10, 13; 5:1, 4, 12, 14, 25, 27.

Paulo, Silas e Timóteo, à igreja de Tessalónica, em comunhão com Deus o Pai e com o Senhor Jesus Cristo, fazem votos de que a graça e a paz sejam convosco.

Encorajamento perante a perseguição

Vocês todos são para nós um motivo de constante gratidão a Deus e sempre vos nomeamos nas nossas orações. Em oração a Deus lembramos a atividade que a fé vos inspira, de todo o vosso trabalho feito por amor cristão, da vossa persistência na esperança no nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo.

Nós sabemos, queridos irmãos, que foi Deus quem vos escolheu. E o evangelho que vos anunciámos não vos foi comunicado apenas por meio de simples palavras, mas com poder e pelo Espírito Santo, produzindo uma grande certeza no vosso espírito. Sabem como vivemos no vosso meio e por amor de vocês. Consequentemente, tornaram-se nossos imitadores, seguindo o modelo de vida que o Senhor vos comunicou. Foi no meio de muitas tribulações que receberam a palavra com a alegria do Espírito Santo, de tal forma que se tornaram num exemplo para todos os crentes da Macedónia e da Acaia. Na verdade, por vosso intermédio a palavra do Senhor espalhou-se por estas duas regiões. Também em muitos outros sítios a vossa fé em Deus se tornou conhecida que nem precisamos de falar dela às pessoas, pois elas próprias testemunham de como fomos recebidos por vocês e como se converteram a Deus e abandonaram os ídolos para servirem o Deus vivo e verdadeiro. 10 E falam da vossa esperança no regresso dos céus do Filho de Deus, Jesus, a quem o Pai ressuscitou da morte. Foi ele quem nos livrou do julgamento futuro.