Greetings to the Thessalonians
(2 Thessalonians 1:1–4)
Paul, Silvanus, 1 and Timothy, Rom 1:72Th 1:1Act 18:5Act 20:41Pe 5:122Co 1:19Act 16:1-3Act 17:11
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace and peace to you. 2
We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers Rom 1:8-9Eph 1:15-16Phm 1:4Col 1:3Php 1:3-41Co 1:4Rom 6:17 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. 1Co 13:13Rev 2:19Gal 5:6Rom 8:24-252Th 1:111Jn 5:3Gal 6:9Rom 15:13
Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you, 2Th 2:132Pe 1:10Tit 3:4-5Rom 9:25Col 3:12Eph 1:4Eph 2:4-5Rom 1:7 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. 2Th 3:7-9Mrk 16:201Co 2:2-51Th 2:132Th 2:141Co 4:201Pe 1:12Col 2:2 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. 1Co 11:11Co 4:16Act 13:52Gal 5:222Th 3:93Jn 1:11Eph 5:1Rom 5:3-5
As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. Tit 2:71Pe 5:31Ti 4:121Th 1:82Co 11:9-10Act 16:122Co 1:1Act 1:13 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. Rom 1:8Rom 10:14-182Th 1:43Jn 1:12Isa 52:7Rev 14:62Th 3:1Exo 18:9 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 1Ti 4:101Co 12:2Gal 4:8-91Th 2:13Zec 8:20-23Zep 2:111Th 2:1Act 14:15 and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath. 1Th 5:9Isa 25:8-9Rom 5:9-10Mat 3:71Th 4:16-17Act 2:241Pe 1:31Pe 3:18