Greeting
1 From Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the Congregation in Thessalonica, united with God the Father and Master Jesus Christ: 2 Favor and peace to you from God our Father and Master Jesus Christ!
Gratitude and prayer
3 It is fitting that we should always be thanking God for you, sisters and brothers, seeing that your faith is flourishing and your love for each other is increasing. 4 We are so proud of you among the Congregations of God, because of your endurance and faith through the persecutions and suffering you bear. 5 This displays the perfect righteousness of God, that you were considered worthy of the kingdom of God for which you suffer, 6 because he will repay those who are oppressing you. 7 We and you who are being oppressed will be relieved when Master Jesus is revealed from heaven with his powerful angels.
8 He will deal out a blazing fire of vengeance to those who don’t know God and who do not heed the good news of our Master Jesus. 9 when he comes on that Day to be honored by his holy ones and held in awe by all the believers who accepted our testimony. 11 We always pray for you about this, so that you are counted worthy of our God’s calling and fulfill every benefit of goodness and powerful work of faith. 12 Then the Name of our Master Jesus will be honored in you, and you in him, according to the favor of our God and Master Jesus Christ.