1 Thessalonians 1:2-10

Legacy Standard Bible

^2 (A)We give thanks to God always for all of you, ^(B)making mention of you in our prayers; ³ remembering without ceasing your ^(C)work of faith and labor of ^(D)love and ^[a](E)steadfastness of hope ^[b]in our Lord Jesus Christ before ^(F)our God and Father, ⁴ knowing, ^(G)brothers beloved by God, ^(H)your election, ⁵ for our ^(I)gospel did not come to you in word only, but also ^(J)in power and in the Holy Spirit and with ^(K)full assurance; just as you know ^(L)what kind of men we ^[c]proved to be among you for your sake. ⁶ You also became ^(M)imitators of us and of the Lord, ^(N)having received ^(O)the word in much affliction with the ^(P)joy of the Holy Spirit, ⁷ so that you became a model to all the believers in ^(Q)Macedonia and in ^(R)Achaia. ⁸ For ^(S)the word of the Lord has ^(T)sounded forth from you, not only in ^(U)Macedonia and ^(V)Achaia, but also ^(W)in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything. ⁹ For they themselves report about us what kind of an ^(X)entrance we had ^[d]with you, and how you ^(Y)turned to God ^(Z)from ^[e]idols to serve ^[f](AA)a living and true God, ¹⁰ and to ^(AB)wait for His Son from ^[g]heaven, whom He ^(AC)raised from the dead, Jesus, who ^(AD)rescues us from ^(AE)the wrath to come.