1 A2 Thess 1:1Paul and B2 Cor 1:19Silvanus and CActs 16:1Timothy,

To the DActs 17:1church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: ERom 1:7Grace to you and peace.

2 ARom 1:8; 2 Thess 1:3We give thanks to God always for all of you, BRom 1:9making mention of you in our prayers; 3 constantly bearing in mind your AJohn 6:29work of faith and labor of B1 Cor 13:13love and 1Or perseveranceCRom 8:25; 15:4steadfastness of hope 2Lit ofin our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of DGal 1:4our God and Father, 4 knowing, ARom 1:7; 2 Thess 2:13brethren beloved by God, B2 Pet 1:10His choice of you; 5 for our A1 Cor 9:14gospel did not come to you in word only, but also BRom 15:19in power and in the Holy Spirit and with CLuke 1:1; Col 2:2full conviction; just as you know D1 Thess 2:10what kind of men we 1Or becameproved to be among you for your sake. 6 You also became A1 Cor 4:16; 11:1fimitators of us and of the Lord, BActs 17:5-10having received C2 Tim 4:2the word in much tribulation with the DActs 13:52; 2 Cor 6:10; Gal 5:22joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in ARom 15:26Macedonia and in BActs 18:12Achaia. 8 For ACol 3:16; 2 Thess 3:1the word of the Lord has BRom 10:18sounded forth from you, not only in CRom 15:26Macedonia and DActs 18:12Achaia, but also ERom 1:8; 16:19; 2 Cor 2:14in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything. 9 For they themselves report about us what kind of a 1Lit entranceA1 Thess 2:1reception we had 2Lit towith you, and how you BActs 14:15turned to God C1 Cor 12:2from 3Or the idolsidols to serve 4Or theDMatt 16:16a living and true God, 10 and to AMatt 16:27f; 1 Cor 1:7wait for His Son from 1Lit the heavensheaven, whom He BActs 2:24raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who CRom 5:9rescues us from DMatt 3:7; 1 Thess 2:16; 5:9the wrath to come.