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Greetings

From:[a] Paul, Silvanus,[b] and Timothy.

To: The church of the Thessalonians in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah.[c]

May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah,[d] be yours!

Paul’s Prayer for the Thessalonians

We always thank God for all of you when we mention you in our prayers. In the presence of our God and Father, we constantly remember how your faith is active,[e] your love is hard at work,[f] and your hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah[g] is enduring.[h] Brothers whom God loves, we know that he has chosen you, for the gospel we brought[i] did not come to you in words only, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. Indeed,[j] you know what kind of people we proved to be while we were with you, acting on your behalf.

You became imitators of us and of the Lord. In spite of a great deal of suffering, you welcomed the word with the joy that the Holy Spirit produces.[k] As a result, you became a model for all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. From you the word of the Lord has spread out not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place where your faith in God has become known. As a result, we do not need to say anything about it.

For people[l] keep telling us what kind of welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve a living and true God 10 and to wait for his Son whom he raised from the dead to come back[m] from heaven. This Jesus is the one who rescues us from the coming wrath.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 The Gk. lacks From
  2. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 I.e. Silas
  3. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Or Christ
  4. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Or Christ; other mss. lack from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah
  5. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Lit. your work of faith
  6. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Lit. your labor of love
  7. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Or Christ
  8. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Lit. the endurance of hope of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah
  9. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 Lit. our gospel
  10. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 Lit. Just as
  11. 1 Thessalonians 1:6 Or the joy of the Holy Spirit
  12. 1 Thessalonians 1:9 Lit. they
  13. 1 Thessalonians 1:10 The Gk. lacks to come back

Het voorbeeld van de Thessalonicenzen

Van: Paulus, Silvanus en Timotheüs. Aan: de gemeente in de stad Thessalonica, aan allen die horen bij God de Vader en de Here Jezus Christus. Wij wensen u genade en vrede toe.

Telkens wanneer wij bidden, danken wij God voor u. Als wij met onze Vader over u spreken, denken wij steeds aan wat u allemaal uit geloof en liefde doet, en niet te vergeten aan de volharding, waarmee u vertrouwt op onze Here Jezus Christus.

Beste broeders en zusters, wij weten dat God van u houdt en u heeft uitgekozen. Want toen wij u het goede nieuws brachten, was dat niet alleen met woorden. Het gebeurde ook met kracht en door de Heilige Geest. U had de absolute zekerheid dat wat wij zeiden, waar was. U weet ook hoe uit ons optreden bleek dat wij u voor de Here wilden winnen. Zo werd u volgelingen van ons en van de Here, want u hebt onze boodschap met de blijdschap van de Heilige Geest aangenomen, ondanks de grote moeilijkheden die u ondervond. En u bent weer een voorbeeld geworden voor alle andere christenen in Macedonië en Achaje. Van u uit heeft het goede nieuws verder zijn weg gevonden, tot ver over de grenzen. Waar wij ook komen, horen wij over uw geloof in God. Wij hoeven het zelf niet meer te vertellen, want de mensen vertellen ons hoe u ons met open armen hebt ontvangen en dat u zich van de afgoden hebt afgekeerd om nu de levende en ware God te eren en te dienen. 10 Zij vertellen ons ook dat u ernaar uitkijkt dat zijn Zoon Jezus uit de hemel zal terugkomen. Hij is door God weer levend gemaakt en bevrijdt ons van Gods toekomstig oordeel.

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.

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

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;

Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

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.

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.

So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

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.

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.