| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | Berean Study Bible |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you, |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath. |
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