NASB — 1 Thessalonians 1 — KJV

Thanksgiving for These Believers

1 aPaul° and bSilvanus° and cTimothy°,

¶ To the dchurch° of the Thessalonians° in God° the Father° and the Lord° Jesus° Christ°: eGrace° to you and peace°.

[1] a2Th 1:1 b2Co 1:19 cAc 16:1 dAc 17:1 eRo 1:7

2aWe give° thanks° to God° always° for all° of you, bmaking° mention° [of you] in our prayers°; 3 constantly° bearing° in mind° your awork° of faith° and labor° of blove° and Icsteadfastness° of hope° IIin our Lord° Jesus° Christ° in the presence° of dour God° and Father°, 4 knowing°, abrethren° beloved° by God°, b[His] choice° of you; 5 for our agospel° did not come° to you in word° only°, but also° bin power° and in the Holy° Spirit° and with cfull° conviction°; just° as you know° dwhat° kind° of men° we Iproved° to be among° you for your sake°. 6 You also° became° aimitators° of us and of the Lord°, bhaving received° cthe word° in much° tribulation° with the djoy° of the Holy° Spirit°, 7 so° that you became° an example° to all° the believers° in aMacedonia° and in bAchaia°. 8 For athe word° of the Lord° has bsounded° forth° from you, not only° in cMacedonia° and dAchaia°, but also ein 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 a Iareception° we had° IIwith you, and how° you bturned° to God° cfrom IIIidols° to serve° IVda living° and true° God°, 10 and to await° for His Son° from Iheaven°, whom° He braised° from the dead°, [that is] Jesus°, who crescues° us from dthe wrath° to come°.

[2] aRo 1:8; 2Th 1:3 bRo 1:9
[3] IOr perseverance IILit of aJn 6:29 b1Co 13:13 cRo 8:25; 15:4 dGa 1:4
[4] aRo 1:7; 2Th 2:13 b2P 1:10
[5] IOr became a1Co 9:14 bRo 15:19 cLk 1:1; Col 2:2 d1Th 2:10
[6] a1Co 4:16; 11:1f bAc 17:5-10 c2Ti 4:2 dAc 13:52; 2Co 6:10; Ga 5:22
[7] aRo 15:26 bAc 18:12
[8] aCol 3:16; 2Th 3:1 bRo 10:18 cRo 15:26 dAc 18:12 eRo 1:8; 16:19; 2Co 2:14
[9] ILit entrance IILit to IIIOr the idols IVOr the a1Th 2:1 bAc 14:15 c1Co 12:2 dMt 16:16
[10] ILit the heavens aMt 16:27f; 1Co 1:7 bAc 2:24 cRo 5:9 dMt 3:7; 1Th 2:16; 5:9


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The Thessalonians are given to understand both how mindful of them Paul was at all times in thanksgiving, and prayer:

1 ¶ Paul,º andº Silvanus,º andº Timotheus,º unto the² churchº of the Thessaloniansº [which is] inº Godº the Fatherº andº [in] the Lordº Jesusº Christ:º Graceº [be] unto you,º andº peace,º fromº Godº ourº Father,º andº the Lordº Jesusº Christ.º 2 We give thanksºª to Godº alwaysº forº youº all,º makingºª mentionº of youº inº ourº prayers;º 3 Rememberingºª without ceasingº yourº workº of faith,º andº labourº of love,º andº patienceº of hopeº in ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º in the sightº of Godº andº ourº Father;º 4 Knowing,ºª brethrenº beloved,ºª yourº electionº ofº God.º

[1] Ac 15:27, 32, 34, 40; 16:1, 19, 25, 29; 17:1, 4, 11, 13, 14, 15; 18:5; 19:22; 20:4; Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:2; 2Co 1:1, 19; Ga 1:2, 22; Ep 1:2; Php 1:1; Col 1:1; 2Th 1:1; 1Ti 1:2; 2Ti 1:2; He 13:23; 1P 5:12; 1Jn 1:3; Jde 1:1.
[2] Ro 1:8; 6:17; 1Co 1:4; Ep 1:15; Php 1:3; Col 1:3; Phm 1:4.
[3] Gn 29:20; Ec 2:26; So 8:7; Jn 6:27; 14:15, 21; 15:10; 21:15; Ac 3:19; 10:31; Ro 2:7; 5:3; 8:24; 12:12; 15:13; 16:6, 26; 1Co 13:4, 13; 15:58; 2Co 2:17; 5:14; 8:7; Ga 5:6, 13; 6:9; 1Th 2:13; 3:6; 2Th 1:3, 11; 1Ti 2:3; 2Ti 1:3; Phm 1:5; He 4:11; 6:10, 15; 10:36; 11:7, 17, 24; 13:21; Jm 1:3; 2:17; 5:7; 1P 3:4; 1Jn 3:3, 18, 21; 5:3; Rv 2:2, 19; 3:10.
[4] Ro 1:7; 8:28; 9:25; 11:5; Ep 1:4; 2:4; Php 1:6; Col 3:12; 1Th 1:3; 2Th 2:13; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 3:4; 1P 1:2; 2P 1:10.

and also how well he was persuaded of the truth and sincerity of their faith, and conversion to God.

5 Forº ourº gospelº cameºª notº untoº youº inº wordº only,º butº alsoº inº power,º andº inº the Holyº Ghost,º andº inº muchº assurance;º asº ye knowºª what manner of menº we wereºª amongº youº for¹ your¹ sake.²² 6 Andº yeº becameºª followersº of us,º andº of the² Lord,º having receivedºª the² wordº inº muchº affliction,º withº joyº of the Holyº Ghost:º 7 So¹ that² yeº wereºª ensamplesº to allº that believeºª inº Macedoniaº andº Achaia.º 8 Forº fromº youº sounded outºª the² wordº of the² Lordº notº onlyº inº Macedoniaº andº Achaia,º butº alsoº inº everyº placeº yourº faithº toº God-wardº is spread abroad;ºª so¹ that² weº needº² notº¹ª to speakºª any thing.º 9 Forº they¹ª² themselves¹ shewºª ofº usº what mannerº of entering inº we hadºªªª untoº you,º andº howº ye turnedºª toº Godº fromº idolsº to serveºª the livingºª andº trueº God;º 10 Andº to wait forºª hisº Sonº fromº heaven,º whomº he raisedºª fromº the dead,º [even] Jesus,º which¹ deliveredºª usº fromº the² wrathº to come.ºª

[5] Ps 10:2; Is 55:11; Mk 16:20; Jn 16:7; Ac 2:33; 10:44; 11:15, 21; 16:14; 20:18, 33; Ro 1:16; 2:16; 15:18; 1Co 1:24; 2:2, 4; 3:6, 16; 4:9, 20; 9:19; 10:33; 12:7; 2Co 3:6; 4:1, 3; 6:3, 6; 10:4; Ga 1:8; 2:2; 3:2; 5:5, 22; Ep 1:17; 2:4, 10; 3:20; Php 2:13; 4:9; Col 2:2; 1Th 2:1, 13; 2Th 2:14; 3:7; 1Ti 4:12; 2Ti 2:8, 10; Tit 3:5; He 2:3, 4; 6:11, 18; 10:22; Jm 1:16; 1P 1:3, 12; 5:3; 2P 1:10, 19.
[6] Ho 2:14; Mt 16:24; Mk 10:29; Jn 8:12; 13:13; 14:16; Ac 5:41; 9:31; 13:52; 17:5; Ro 5:3; 8:16; 15:13; 1Co 4:16; 11:1; 2Co 8:1, 5; Ga 5:22; Ep 5:1; Php 3:17; 1Th 2:13, 14; 3:2; 2Th 1:4; 3:9; He 10:34; 1P 1:6, 8; 3:13; 3Jn 1:11.
[7] Ac 1:13; 16:12; 18:1; 2Co 1:1; 9:2; 11:9; 1Th 1:8; 4:10; 1Ti 4:12; Tit 2:7; 1P 5:3.
[8] Ex 18:9; Is 2:3; 52:7; 66:19; Ro 1:8; 10:14; 1Co 14:36; 2Co 3:4; 2Th 1:4; 3:1; 3Jn 1:12; Rv 14:6; 22:17.
[9] Dt 5:26; 1S 17:26, 36; Ps 42:2; 84:2; Is 2:17; 37:4, 17; Jr 10:10; 16:19; Dn 6:26; Ho 1:10; Zp 2:11; Zc 8:20; Mal 1:11; Ac 14:15; 26:17; Ro 9:26; 1Co 12:2; 2Co 6:16; Ga 4:8; 1Th 1:5; 2:1, 13; 1Ti 4:10; He 12:22; Rv 17:2.
[10] Gn 49:18; Jb 19:25; Is 25:8; Mt 1:21; 3:7; Lk 2:25; 3:7; Ac 1:11; 2:24; 3:15, 21; 4:10; 5:30; 10:40; 17:31; Ro 1:4; 2:7; 4:25; 5:9; 8:23, 34; 1Co 1:7; 15:4; Ga 3:13; Php 3:20; Col 1:18; 1Th 1:7; 2:7; 4:16; 5:9; 2Ti 4:1; Tit 2:13; He 9:28; 10:27; 1P 1:3, 21; 2:21; 3:18; 2P 3:12, 14; Rv 1:7, 18.


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