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.
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保罗、西拉、提摩太写信给帖撒罗尼迦在父神和主耶稣基督里的教会。愿恩惠、平安☛“平安”或译“和平”。归给你们！
帖撒罗尼迦信徒的信心和榜样
2我们为你们众人常常感谢神，祷告的时候提到你们，We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
3在我们的父神面前，不住地记念你们因信心所做的工作，因爱心所受的劳苦，因盼望我们主耶稣基督所存的坚忍。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神所爱的弟兄啊，我知道你们是蒙拣选的；Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
5因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不仅在言语，也在能力，也在圣灵和充足的确信。你们知道，我们在你们那里，为你们的缘故是怎样为人。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你们成为效法我们，更效法主的人，因圣灵所激发的喜乐，在大患难中领受了真道，And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
7从此你们作了马其顿和亚该亚所有信主的人的榜样。So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
8因为主的道已经从你们那里传播出去，你们向神的信心不只在马其顿和亚该亚，就是在各处也都传开了，所以不用我们说什么话。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因为他们自己已经传讲我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向神来服侍那又真又活的神，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等候他儿子从天降临，就是神使他从死人中复活的那位救我们脱离将来愤怒的耶稣。And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.