The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians

 1 Paul, and ^aSilvanus, and ^bTimotheus, ^cunto the ^dchurch of the ^eThessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 2 We give ^athanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of ^afaith, and ^blabour of love, and ^cpatience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

 4 Knowing, brethren ^abeloved, your ^belection of God.

 5 For our ^agospel ^bcame not unto you in ^cword only, but also in ^dpower, and in the ^eHoly Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what ^fmanner of men we were among you for your sake.

 6 And ye became ^afollowers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much ^baffliction, with ^cjoy of the Holy Ghost:

 7 So that ye were ^aensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

 8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every ^aplace your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

 9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from ^aidols to serve the ^bliving and true God;

 10 And to wait for his Son from ^aheaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which ^bdelivered us from the ^cwrath to come.