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Pablo, Silas y Timoteo, a la iglesia de los tesalonicenses, en Dios Padre y en el Señor Jesucristo: Gracia a ustedes y paz[a].

Gracias por un testimonio ejemplar

Damos siempre gracias a Dios por todos ustedes, haciendo mención de ustedes en nuestras oraciones. Nos acordamos sin cesar, delante del Dios y Padre nuestro, de la obra de su fe, del trabajo de su amor y de la perseverancia de su esperanza en nuestro Señor Jesucristo. Porque hemos conocido, hermanos amados de Dios, su elección; por cuanto nuestro evangelio no llegó a ustedes solo en palabras, sino también en poder y en el Espíritu Santo, y en plena convicción. Ustedes saben de qué manera actuamos entre ustedes a favor de ustedes. También se hicieron imitadores de nosotros y del Señor, recibiendo la palabra en medio de gran tribulación, con gozo del Espíritu Santo; de tal manera que han sido ejemplo a todos los creyentes en Macedonia y en Acaya. Porque la palabra del Señor ha resonado desde ustedes, no solo en Macedonia y en Acaya sino que también su fe en Dios se ha extendido a todo lugar, de modo que nosotros no tenemos necesidad de decir nada. Pues ellos mismos cuentan de nosotros la buena recepción que tuvimos por parte de ustedes, y cómo ustedes se convirtieron de los ídolos a Dios para servir al Dios vivo y verdadero 10 y para esperar de los cielos a su Hijo, a quien resucitó de entre los muertos, a Jesús, quien nos libra de la ira venidera.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Tesalonicenses 1:1 Algunos mss. antiguos incluyen de parte de Dios nuestro Padre y del Señor Jesucristo.

From Paul, Silas, and Timothy.

To the church in Thessalonica, the church in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace and peace to you.

The Faith of the Thessalonians

We always thank God for all of you and mention you when we pray. We continually recall before God our Father the things you have done because of your faith and the work you have done because of your love. And we thank him that you continue to be strong because of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Brothers and sisters, God loves you, and we know he has chosen you, because the Good News we brought to you came not only with words, but with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with sure knowledge that it is true. Also you know how we lived when we were with you in order to help you. And you became like us and like the Lord. You suffered much, but still you accepted the teaching with the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit. So you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Southern Greece. And the Lord’s teaching spread from you not only into Macedonia and Southern Greece, but now your faith in God has become known everywhere. So we do not need to say anything about it. People everywhere are telling about the way you accepted us when we were there with you. They tell how you stopped worshiping idols and began serving the living and true God. 10 And you wait for God’s Son, whom God raised from the dead, to come from heaven. He is Jesus, who saves us from God’s angry judgment that is sure to come.

Greeting

From Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy.

To the Thessalonians’ church that is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace and peace to all of you.

Thanksgiving to God

We always thank God for all of you when we mention you constantly in our prayers. This is because we remember your work that comes from faith,[a] your effort that comes from love, and your perseverance that comes from hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father. Brothers and sisters, you are loved by God, and we know that he has chosen you. We know this because our good news didn’t come to you just in speech but also with power and the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know as well as we do what kind of people we were when we were with you, which was for your sake. You became imitators of us and of the Lord when you accepted the message that came from the Holy Spirit with joy in spite of great suffering. As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. The message about the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia but in every place. The news about your faithfulness to God has spread so that we don’t even need to mention it. People tell us about what sort of welcome we had from you and how you turned to God from idols. As a result, you are serving[b] the living and true God, 10 and you are waiting for his Son from heaven. His Son is Jesus, who is the one he raised from the dead and who is the one who will rescue us from the coming wrath.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Or faithfulness
  2. 1 Thessalonians 1:9 Or to become slaves of

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.