'Paul,1Silvanus,3and4Timothy,5To the6church7of the Thessalonians8in9God10the Father11and12the Lord13Jesus14Christ:15Grace16to you17and18peace.19 We give thanks1to God3always4for5all6of you,7constantly14mentioning8you7in10our13prayers,12 remembering1before22our19God24and25Father26your2work4of faith6and7labor9of love11and12steadfastness14of hope16inour27Lord18Jesus20Christ.21 For weknow,1brothers2loved3by4God,6that he haschosen8you,9 because1our4gospel3came6to7you8not5only11in9word,10but12also13in14power15and16in17theHoly19Spirit18and20with21full23conviction.22You know25what kind of men26we [proved] to be27among28you29for30your31sake.30 And1you2became5imitators3of us4and6of the7Lord,8for youreceived9the10word11in12much14affliction,13with15the joy of16theHoly18Spirit,17 so that1you3became2an example4to all5the6believers7in8Macedonia10and11in12Achaia.14 For3not9only10has4the5word6of the7Lord8sounded forth4from1you2in11Macedonia13and14Achaia,17but18your24faith23in26God28has gone forth29everywhere,2021so that30we34need3233not31say35anything.36 For2they themselves1report5concerning3us4the kind of6reception7we had8among9you,10and11how12you turned13to14God16from17idols19to serve20theliving22and23true24God,21 and1to wait for2his5Son4from6heaven,8whom9he raised10from11the12dead,13Jesus14who delivers16us17from18the19wrath20to come.22