Greetings to the Thessalonians
(2 Thessalonians 1:1–4)

1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2We return thanks to God always for you all, making remembrance of you in our prayers continually; 3Remembering your work of faith, and fatigue of love, and patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God and our Father; 4Knowing, brethren beloved, of God your selection. 5For our good news was not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much complete certainty; as we know what we were among you for your sake. 6And ye were imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much pressure, with joy of the Holy Spirit: 7So that ye were types to all believing in Macedonia and Achaia. 8For from you sounded forth the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith towards God went out; so that we have no need to speak any thing. 9For they themselves proclaim of us what entrance we have to you, and how ye turned to God from images to serve the living and true God; 10And to wait for his Son from the heavens, whom be raised from the dead, Jesus, saving us from coming wrath.