Colossians 4:7 - 1 Thessalonians 1:10

English Standard Version

Final Greetings

⁷ Tychicus will tell you ^(A)all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant^[a] in the Lord. ⁸ I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, ⁹ and with him ^(B)Onesimus, our faithful and ^(C)beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.

^10 (D)Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark ^(E)the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—^(F)if he comes to you, welcome him), ¹¹ and Jesus who is called ^(G)Justus. ^(H)These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and ^(I)they have been a comfort to me. ^12 (J)Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always ^(K)struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand ^(L)mature and fully assured in all the will of God. ¹³ For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. ^14 (M)Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does ^(N)Demas. ¹⁵ Give my greetings to the brothers^[b] at Laodicea, and to Nympha and ^(O)the church in her house. ¹⁶ And when ^(P)this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea. ¹⁷ And say to ^(Q)Archippus, “See that you fulfill ^(R)the ministry that you have received in the Lord.”

¹⁸ I, Paul, ^(S)write this greeting with my own hand. ^(T)Remember ^(U)my chains. ^(V)Grace be with you.

Greeting

1 Paul, ^(W)Silvanus, and Timothy,

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

^(Y)Grace to you and peace.

The Thessalonians' Faith and Example

^2 (Z)We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly^{[c] (AA)}mentioning you in our prayers, ³ remembering before ^(AB)our God and Father ^(AC)your work of faith and labor of ^(AD)love and ^(AE)steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴ For we know, ^(AF)brothers^[d] loved by God, ^(AG)that he has chosen you, ⁵ because ^(AH)our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and ^(AI)in the Holy Spirit and with full ^(AJ)conviction. You know ^(AK)what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. ⁶ And ^(AL)you became imitators of us ^(AM)and of the Lord, for ^(AN)you received the word in much affliction, ^(AO)with the ^(AP)joy of the Holy Spirit, ⁷ so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. ⁸ For not only has the word of the Lord ^(AQ)sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth ^(AR)everywhere, so that we need not say anything. ⁹ For they themselves report concerning us the kind of ^(AS)reception we had among you, and how ^(AT)you turned to God ^(AU)from idols to serve the living and ^(AV)true God, ¹⁰ and ^(AW)to wait for his Son ^(AX)from heaven, ^(AY)whom he raised from the dead, Jesus ^(AZ)who delivers us from ^(BA)the wrath to come.