| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church 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. | 1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. |
| 2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, | 2We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, |
| 3remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, | 3remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 4knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God. | 4For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, |
| 5For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake. | 5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. |
| 6And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, | 6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, |
| 7so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe. | 7so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. |
| 8For from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything. | 8For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything. |
| 9For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, | 9For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, |
| 10and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. | 10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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