1 Thessalonians 1

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.

παυλος και σιλουανος και τιμοθεος τη εκκλησια θεσσαλονικεων εν θεω πατρι και κυριω ιησου χριστω· χαρις υμιν και ειρηνη απο θεου πατρος ημων και κυριου ιησου χριστου.

2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,

ευχαριστουμεν τω θεω παντοτε περι παντων υμων μνειαν υμων ποιουμενοι επι των προσευχων ημων,

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,

αδιαλειπτως μνημονευοντες υμων του εργου της πιστεως και του κοπου της αγαπης και της υπομονης της ελπιδος του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου εμπροσθεν του θεου και πατρος ημων,

4knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God.

ειδοτες, αδελφοι ηγαπημενοι υπο θεου, την εκλογην υμων,

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.

οτι το ευαγγελιον ημων ουκ εγενηθη εις υμας εν λογω μονον, αλλα και εν δυναμει και εν πνευματι αγιω και εν πληροφορια πολλη, καθως οιδατε οιοι εγενηθημεν εν υμιν δι υμας·

6And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

και υμεις μιμηται ημων εγενηθητε και του κυριου δεξαμενοι τον λογον εν θλιψει πολλη μετα χαρας πνευματος αγιου,

7so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.

ωστε γενεσθαι υμας τυπους πασιν τοις πιστευουσιν εν τη μακεδονια και [εν] τη αχαια.

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.

αφ υμων γαρ εξηχηται ο λογος του κυριου· ου μονον εν τη μακεδονια και εν τη αχαια, αλλα και εν παντι τοπω η πιστις υμων η προς τον θεον εξεληλυθεν, ωστε μη χρειαν ημας εχειν λαλειν τι·

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,

αυτοι γαρ περι ημων απαγγελλουσιν οποιαν εισοδον εσχομεν προς υμας, και πως επεστρεψατε προς τον θεον απο των ειδωλων δουλευειν θεω ζωντι και αληθινω,

10and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

και αναμενειν τον υιον αυτου εκ των ουρανων, ον ηγειρεν εκ των νεκρων, ιησουν τον ρυομενον ημας απο της οργης της ερχομενης.