Category Archives: I Thessalonians

Greeting 1 Paul,Silvanus, and Timothy, # To the church of theThessalonians 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, 3 […]

Paul’s Conduct 1 For you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not in vain. 2 But even after we had suffered before and were spitefully treated atPhilippi, as you know, we werebold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict. 3 For our exhortationdidnotcomefrom error or […]

Concern for Their Faith 1 Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone, 2 and sentTimothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith, 3 that no one should […]

Plea for Purity 1 Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesusthat you should abound more and more,just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; 2 for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3 For this isthe will of God,your […]

The Day of the Lord 1 But concerningthe times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. 2 For you yourselves know perfectly thatthe day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” thensudden destruction comes upon them,as […]