Chapter 1
1 Paul , Silvanus , and Timothy , to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ :
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ .
3 We are bound to always give thanks to God for you , brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly , and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds,
4 so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.
5 This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgement of God , to the end that you may be counted worthy of God ’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer .
6 For it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you ,
7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
8 punishing those who don’ t know God , and to those who don’ t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus ,
9 who will pay the penalty : eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might ,
10 when he comes in that day to be glorified in his saints and to be admired amongst all those who have believed , because our testimony to you was believed .
11 To this end we also pray always for you that our God may count you worthy of your calling , and fulfil every desire of goodness and work of faith with power ,
12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you , and you in him , according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ .