PaulΠαῦλοςandκαὶSilvanusΣιλουανὸςandκαὶTimothy,Τιμόθεοςto the assemblyτῇ ἐκκλησίᾳof the ThessaloniansΘεσσαλονικέωνinἐνGodθεῷthe Fatherπατρὶandκαὶthe LordκυρίῳJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah:Χριστῷgraceχάριςto youὑμῖνandκαὶpeace.εἰρήνη
We give thanksΕὐχαριστοῦμενto Godτῷ θεῷalwaysπάντοτεforπερὶallπάντωνof you,ὑμῶνmakingποιούμενοιmention of youμνείανinἐπὶour prayers,τῶν προσευχῶν ἡμῶνunceasingly,ἀδιαλείπτως
rememberingμνημονεύοντεςbeforeἔμπροσθενourἡμῶνGodτοῦ θεοῦandκαὶFatherπατρὸςyourὑμῶνworkτοῦ ἔργουof faithτῆς πίστεωςandκαὶlaborτοῦ κόπουof loveτῆς ἀγάπηςandκαὶenduranceτῆς ὑπομονῆςof hopeτῆς ἐλπίδοςin our Lordτοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶνJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah,Χριστοῦ
knowing,εἰδότεςbrothersἀδελφοὶlovedἠγαπημένοιbyὑπὸGod,θεοῦyourὑμῶνelection,τὴν ἐκλογὴν
becauseὅτιourἡμῶνgood newsτὸ εὐαγγέλιονdid notοὐκcomeἐγενήθηtoεἰςyouὑμᾶςinἐνwordλόγῳonly,μόνονbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶinἐνpowerδυνάμειandκαὶinἐνthe HolyἁγίῳSpiritπνεύματιandκαὶwith muchπολλῇfull assurance,πληροφορίᾳjust asκαθὼςyou knowοἴδατεwhat kind of peopleοἷοιwe proved to beἐγενήθημενamongἐνyouὑμῖνfor your sake.δι’ ὑμᾶς
Andκαὶyouὑμεῖςbecameἐγενήθητεimitatorsμιμηταὶof usἡμῶνandκαὶof the Lord,τοῦ κυρίουhaving receivedδεξάμενοιthe wordτὸν λόγονinἐνmuchπολλῇafflictionθλίψειwithμετὰjoyχαρᾶςof the HolyἁγίουSpirit,πνεύματος
so thatὥστεyouὑμᾶςbecameγενέσθαιan exampleτύπονto allπᾶσινthe believersτοῖς πιστεύουσινinἐνMacedoniaτῇ ΜακεδονίᾳandκαὶinἐνAchaia.τῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ
Forγὰρfromἀφ’youὑμῶνthe wordὁ λόγοςof the Lordτοῦ κυρίουhas sounded forthἐξήχηταιnotοὐonlyμόνονinἐνMacedoniaτῇ ΜακεδονίᾳandκαὶAchaia,Ἀχαΐᾳbutἀλλ’inἐνeveryπαντὶplaceτόπῳyourὑμῶνfaithἡ πίστιςtowardἡ πρὸςGodτὸν θεὸνhas gone out,ἐξελήλυθενso thatὥστεwe haveἔχειν ἡμᾶςnoμὴneedχρείανto sayλαλεῖνanything.τι
Forγὰρthey themselvesαὐτοὶreportἀπαγγέλλουσινaboutπερὶusἡμῶνwhat kind ofὁποίανwelcomeεἴσοδονwe hadἔσχομενamongπρὸςyou,ὑμᾶςandκαὶhowπῶςyou turnedἐπεστρέψατεtoπρὸςGodτὸν θεὸνfromἀπὸidolsτῶν εἰδώλωνto serve as slavesδουλεύεινa livingζῶντιandκαὶtrueἀληθινῷGod,θεῷ
andκαὶto wait forἀναμένεινhis Sonτὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦfromἐκthe heavens,τῶν οὐρανῶνwhomὃνhe raisedἤγειρενfromἐκthe dead,τῶν νεκρῶνJesus,Ἰησοῦνwho rescuesτὸν ῥυόμενονusἡμᾶςfromἐκthe comingτῆς ἐρχομένηςwrath.τῆς ὀργῆς