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World English Bible

1 Thessalonians 1 (WEBP)

[1] Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly 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 always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,
[3] remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.
[4] We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen,
[5] and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.
[6] You became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
[7] so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.
[8] For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that we need not say anything.
[9] For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
[10] and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead: Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
1 Thessalonians 1:4 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Thessalonians 1 (KJVS)

[1] Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians 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 thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
[3] remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
[4] knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
[5] For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
[6] And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
[7] so that ye were ensamples 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 place 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 idols to serve the living and true God;
[10] and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 1:4 Or, beloved of God, your election

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Thessalonians 1 (BYZ)

[1] Παῦλος () καὶ () Σιλουανὸς () καὶ () Τιμόθεος, () τῇ () ἐκκλησίᾳ () Θεσσαλονικέων () ἐν () θεῷ () πατρί, () καὶ () κυρίῳ () Ἰησοῦ () χριστῷ· () χάρις () ὑμῖν () καὶ () εἰρήνη () ἀπὸ () θεοῦ () πατρὸς () ἡμῶν () καὶ () κυρίου () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ. ()
[2] Εὐχαριστοῦμεν () τῷ () θεῷ () πάντοτε () περὶ () πάντων () ὑμῶν, () μνείαν () ὑμῶν () ποιούμενοι () ἐπὶ () τῶν () προσευχῶν () ἡμῶν, ()
[3] ἀδιαλείπτως () μνημονεύοντες () ὑμῶν () τοῦ () ἔργου () τῆς () πίστεως, () καὶ () τοῦ () κόπου () τῆς () ἀγάπης, () καὶ () τῆς () ὑπομονῆς () τῆς () ἐλπίδος () τοῦ () κυρίου () ἡμῶν () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, () ἔμπροσθεν () τοῦ () θεοῦ () καὶ () πατρὸς () ἡμῶν· ()
[4] εἰδότες, () ἀδελφοὶ () ἠγαπημένοι () ὑπὸ () θεοῦ, () τὴν () ἐκλογὴν () ὑμῶν· ()
[5] ὅτι () τὸ () εὐαγγέλιον () ἡμῶν () οὐκ () ἐγενήθη () εἰς () ὑμᾶς () ἐν () λόγῳ () μόνον, () ἀλλὰ () καὶ () ἐν () δυνάμει, () καὶ () ἐν () πνεύματι () ἁγίῳ, () καὶ () ἐν () πληροφορίᾳ () πολλῇ, () καθὼς () οἴδατε () οἷοι () ἐγενήθημεν () ἐν () ὑμῖν () δι’ () ὑμᾶς. ()
[6] Καὶ () ὑμεῖς () μιμηταὶ () ἡμῶν () ἐγενήθητε () καὶ () τοῦ () κυρίου, () δεξάμενοι () τὸν () λόγον () ἐν () θλίψει () πολλῇ () μετὰ () χαρᾶς () πνεύματος () ἁγίου, ()
[7] ὥστε () γενέσθαι () ὑμᾶς () τύπους () πᾶσιν () τοῖς () πιστεύουσιν () ἐν () τῇ () Μακεδονίᾳ () καὶ () τῇ () Ἀχαΐᾳ. ()
[8] Ἀφ’ () ὑμῶν () γὰρ () ἐξήχηται () ὁ () λόγος () τοῦ () κυρίου () οὐ () μόνον () ἐν () τῇ () Μακεδονίᾳ () καὶ () ἐν () τῇ () Ἀχαΐᾳ, () ἀλλὰ () καὶ () ἐν () παντὶ () τόπῳ () ἡ () πίστις () ὑμῶν () ἡ () πρὸς () τὸν () θεὸν () ἐξελήλυθεν, () ὥστε () μὴ () χρείαν () ἡμᾶς () ἔχειν () λαλεῖν () τι. ()
[9] Αὐτοὶ () γὰρ () περὶ () ἡμῶν () ἀπαγγέλλουσιν () ὁποίαν () εἴσοδον () ἔσχομεν () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς, () καὶ () πῶς () ἐπεστρέψατε () πρὸς () τὸν () θεὸν () ἀπὸ () τῶν () εἰδώλων, () δουλεύειν () θεῷ () ζῶντι () καὶ () ἀληθινῷ, ()
[10] καὶ () ἀναμένειν () τὸν () υἱὸν () αὐτοῦ () ἐκ () τῶν () οὐρανῶν, () ὃν () ἤγειρεν () ἐκ () τῶν () νεκρῶν, () Ἰησοῦν, () τὸν () ῥυόμενον () ἡμᾶς () ἀπὸ () τῆς () ὀργῆς () τῆς () ἐρχομένης. ()

1 Thessalonians 1:1a ἀπὸ … χριστοῦ ¦ CT om.
1 Thessalonians 1:1b Guardian Press: ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ℵ A (D) I K L P 049 056 0142 (0150) 0151 (0319) 33 1841 1862 1900 2464 (D 0150 0319: om. ἡμῶν) ¦ om. B F G Ψ 075 0278 ¦ 048 unreadable
1 Thessalonians 1:2 ὑμῶν ¦ CT om.
1 Thessalonians 1:4 θεοῦ ¦ NA WH [τοῦ] θεοῦ
1 Thessalonians 1:5a ἐν ¦ [NA] ¦ SBL WH om.
1 Thessalonians 1:5b ἐν ¦ [NA] ¦ WH om.
1 Thessalonians 1:7a τύπους ¦ CT τύπον
1 Thessalonians 1:7b τῇ ¦ CT ἐν τῇ ¦ PT [ἐν] τῇ ¦ PCK om.
1 Thessalonians 1:8a ἐν τῇ ¦ [NA] ¦ SBL TR WH om.
1 Thessalonians 1:8b ἀλλὰ καὶ ¦ CT ἀλλ’
1 Thessalonians 1:8c ἡμᾶς ἔχειν ¦ CT ἔχειν ἡμᾶς
1 Thessalonians 1:9a ἡμῶν ¦ PCK ὑμῶν
1 Thessalonians 1:9b ἔσχομεν ¦ ST ἔχομεν
1 Thessalonians 1:10a τῶν ¦ [NA WH] ¦ TR om.
1 Thessalonians 1:10b ἀπὸ ¦ CT ἐκ

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.