^2 (A)We always give thanks to God for all of you, ^(B)making mention of you in our prayers; ³ constantly keeping in mind your ^(C)work of faith and labor of ^(D)love and ^[a](E)perseverance of hope ^[b]in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of ^(F)our God and Father, ⁴ knowing, ^(G)brothers and sisters, beloved by God, ^(H)His choice of you; 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 conviction; just as you know ^(L)what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sakes. ⁶ You also became ^(M)imitators of us and of the Lord, ^(N)having received ^(O)the word during great affliction with the ^(P)joy of the Holy Spirit, ⁷ so that you became an example to all the believers in ^(Q)Macedonia and ^(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 ^(W)in every place the news of your faith toward God has gone out, so that we have no need to say anything. ⁹ For they themselves report about us ^[c]as to the kind of ^(X)reception we had with you, and how you ^(Y)turned to God ^(Z)from ^[d]idols to serve ^[e](AA)a living and true God, ¹⁰ and to ^(AB)wait for His Son from ^[f]heaven, whom He ^(AC)raised from the dead, that is, Jesus who ^(AD)rescues us from ^(AE)the wrath to come.