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Greeting
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.
Their Good Example
2⚓We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of 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,
4knowing, beloved brethren, ⚓your election by God.
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.
6And ⚓you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, ⚓with joy of the Holy Spirit,
7so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.
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.
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,
10and ⚓to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us ⚓from the wrath to come.
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問候
1保羅、西拉、提摩太寫信給帖撒羅尼迦在父上帝和主耶穌基督裏的教會。願恩惠、平安⚓歸給你們！
帖撒羅尼迦信徒的信心和榜樣
2我們為你們眾人常常感謝上帝，禱告的時候提到你們，
3在我們的父上帝面前，不住地記念你們因信心所做的工作，因愛心所受的勞苦，因盼望我們主耶穌基督所存的堅忍。
4上帝所愛的弟兄啊，我知道你們是蒙揀選的；
5因為我們的福音傳到你們那裏，不僅在言語，也在能力，也在聖靈和充足的確信。你們知道，我們在你們那裏，為你們的緣故是怎樣為人。
6你們成為效法我們，更效法主的人，因聖靈所激發的喜樂，在大患難中領受了真道，
7從此你們作了馬其頓和亞該亞所有信主的人的榜樣。
8因為主的道已經從你們那裏傳播出去，你們向上帝的信心不只在馬其頓和亞該亞，就是在各處也都傳開了，所以不用我們說甚麼話。
9因為他們自己已經傳講我們是怎樣進到你們那裏，你們是怎樣離棄偶像，歸向上帝來服侍那又真又活的上帝，
10等候他兒子從天降臨，就是上帝使他從死人中復活的那位救我們脫離將來憤怒的耶穌。