1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of theThessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord JesusChrist: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, andthe Lord Jesus Christ.
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention ofyou in our prayers;
3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour oflove, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in thesight of God and our Father;
4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also inpower, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as yeknow what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, havingreceived the word in much affliction, with joy of the HolyGhost.
7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia andAchaia.
8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only inMacedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toGod-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak anything.
9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in wehad unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve theliving and true God;
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from thedead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
1 For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, thatit was not in vain:
2 But even after that we had suffered before, and wereshamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold inour God to speak unto you the gospel of God with muchcontention.
3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, norin guile:
4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with thegospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, whichtrieth our hearts.
5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know,nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others,when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth herchildren:
8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing tohave imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but alsoour own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: forlabouring night and day, because we would not be chargeableunto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly andunblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every oneof you, as a father doth his children,
12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto hiskingdom and glory.
13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because,when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, yereceived it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, theword of God, which effectually worketh also in you thatbelieve.
14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of Godwhich in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have sufferedlike things of your own countrymen, even as they have of theJews:
15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, andhave persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contraryto all men:
16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might besaved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come uponthem to the uttermost.
17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time inpresence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to seeyour face with great desire.
18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once andagain; but Satan hindered us.
19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are noteven ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at hiscoming?
20 For ye are our glory and joy.
1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it goodto be left at Athens alone;
2 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and ourfellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, andto comfort you concerning your faith:
3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: foryourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.
4 For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that weshould suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and yeknow.
5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to knowyour faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you,and our labour be in vain.
6 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought usgood tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have goodremembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as wealso to see you:
7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all ouraffliction and distress by your faith:
8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for allthe joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face,and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,direct our way unto you.
12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love onetoward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holinessbefore God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord JesusChrist with all his saints.
1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you bythe Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought towalk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that yeshould abstain from fornication:
4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel insanctification and honour;
5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles whichknow not God:
6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter:because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we alsohave forewarned you and testified.
7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but untoholiness.
8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, whohath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write untoyou: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in allMacedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase moreand more;
11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business,and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, andthat ye may have lack of nothing.
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerningthem which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as otherswhich have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so themalso which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that wewhich are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shallnot prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God:and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up togetherwith them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and soshall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no needthat I write unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord socometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then suddendestruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman withchild; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day shouldovertake you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day:we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch andbe sober.
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that bedrunken are drunken in the night.
8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on thebreastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope ofsalvation.
9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtainsalvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we shouldlive together with him.
11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another,even as also ye do.
12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour amongyou, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.And be at peace among yourselves.
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly,comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient towardall men.
15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but everfollow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to allmen.
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God inChrist Jesus concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not prophesyings.
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray Godyour whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blamelessunto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
25 Brethren, pray for us.
26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.
27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto allthe holy brethren.
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
Old Testament
Deuterocanon/Apocrypha
New Testament