| International Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1From: Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy. To: The church of the Thessalonians in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be yours! | 1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you. |
| 2We always thank God for all of you when we mention you in our prayers. | 2We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers |
| 3In the presence of our God and Father, we constantly remember how your faith is active, your love is hard at work, and your hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah is enduring. | 3and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 4Brothers whom God loves, we know that he has chosen you, | 4Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you, |
| 5for the gospel we brought did not come to you in words only, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. Indeed, you know what kind of people we proved to be while we were with you, acting on your behalf. | 5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake. |
| 6You became imitators of us and of the Lord. In spite of a great deal of suffering, you welcomed the word with the joy that the Holy Spirit produces. | 6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering. |
| 7As a result, you became a model for all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. | 7As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. |
| 8From you the word of the Lord has spread out not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place where your faith in God has become known. As a result, we do not need to say anything about it. | 8For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more. |
| 9For people keep telling us what kind of welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve a living and true God | 9For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God |
| 10and to wait for his Son whom he raised from the dead to come back from heaven. This Jesus is the one who rescues us from the coming wrath. | 10and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath. |
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