MLV(i)
1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the congregation 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.
2 We are always giving-thanks to God concerning all of you, making a remembrance of you in our prayers; 3 constantly remembering your work of the faith, and labor of love, and of the endurance of the hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father, 4 knowing beloved brethren your choice by God. 5 You know because our good-news did not happened to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much full assurance; just-as you know what manner of men we became among you, because of you. 6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, having accepted the word in much affliction with joy of the Holy Spirit; 7 so-that you became examples to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For the word of the Lord has echoed forth from you, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth; so-that we do not need to say anything. 9 For they themselves are reporting concerning us, what sort of entrance we had toward you, and how you turned from idols to God, to serve a living and true God, 10 and to await his Son Jesus from the heavens, whom he raised up from the dead; who rescues us from the coming wrath.
2 We are always giving-thanks to God concerning all of you, making a remembrance of you in our prayers; 3 constantly remembering your work of the faith, and labor of love, and of the endurance of the hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father, 4 knowing beloved brethren your choice by God. 5 You know because our good-news did not happened to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much full assurance; just-as you know what manner of men we became among you, because of you. 6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, having accepted the word in much affliction with joy of the Holy Spirit; 7 so-that you became examples to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For the word of the Lord has echoed forth from you, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth; so-that we do not need to say anything. 9 For they themselves are reporting concerning us, what sort of entrance we had toward you, and how you turned from idols to God, to serve a living and true God, 10 and to await his Son Jesus from the heavens, whom he raised up from the dead; who rescues us from the coming wrath.