1 Thessalonians 1 1 1 Thessalonians Thanks for their faith Tyndale New Testament Probably Paul's earliest surviving letter, encouraging a young church under pressure and teaching about Christ's return.
Greetings to the Thessalonians (2 Thessalonians 1:1–4)
1 TNT Paul Syluanus and Timotheus. Vnto the congregacion of the Tessalonyans in God the father and in the Lorde Iesus Christ. Grace be with you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ. BSB BSB: Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
2 TNT We geve God thakes all waye for you all makinge mension of you in oure prayers BSB BSB: We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
3 TNT with out ceasynge and call to remembraunce youre worke in the faythe and labour in love and perseveraunce in the hope of oure lorde Iesus Christ in the sight of God oure father: BSB BSB: and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
4 TNT because we knowe brethren beloved of god how that ye are electe. BSB BSB: Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,
5 TNT For oure gospell came not vnto you in worde only but also in power and also in the holy gost and in moche certayntie as ye knowe after what maner we behaued oure selves amonge you for youre sakes. BSB BSB: because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
6 TNT And ye became folowers of vs and of the lord and receaved the worde in moche affliccion with ioye of the holy gost: BSB BSB: And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
7 TNT so that ye were an ensample to all that beleve in Macedonia and Achaia. BSB BSB: As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
8 TNT For from you sounded out the worde of the lorde not in Macedonia and in Achaia only: but youre fayth also which ye have vnto god spred her silfe abroade in all quartars so greatly that it nedeth not vs to speake eny thynge at all. BSB BSB: For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.
9 TNT For they the selves shewe of you what maner of entrynge in we had vnto you and how ye tourned to God from ymages for to serve the livynge and true god BSB BSB: For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
10 TNT and for to loke for his sonne from heven whom he raysed from deeth: I mean Iesus which delivereth vs from wrath to come. BSB BSB: and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
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