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cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/bsb/colossians/4.htm" title="Colossians 4"></a> 1 Thessalonians <a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="1 Thessalonians 2"></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="vheading2"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">1 Thessalonians 1</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/esv/1_thessalonians/1.shtml" style="color:#552200" title="Parallel Chapters"></a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Greetings to the Thessalonians<br /><span class="cross">(<a hlef ="../2_thessalonians/1.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:1–4</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Paul, Silvanus,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> and Timothy, <p class="reg"> To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: <p class="reg"> Grace and peace to you.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>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. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>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. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>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 <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.<A name="fn"></a><br /><br /></p><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> That is, Silas<br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> BYZ and TR include <i>from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ</i><span class="thin"> </span>.<br><br /></div></div> <table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/1.htm" title="1 Thessalonians 1"></a> 1 Thessalonians 2 <a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/3.htm" title="1 Thessalonians 3"></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="vheading2"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">1 Thessalonians 2</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/esv/1_thessalonians/2.shtml" style="color:#552200" title="Parallel Chapters"></a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Paul’s Ministry<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>You yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness! <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>On the contrary, we were gentle among you,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> like a nursing mother caring for her children. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children— <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <p class="hdg">Paul’s Longing to Visit<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>You are indeed our glory and our joy.<A name="fn"></a><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>although as apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you</i><span class="thin"> </span>; SBL, NE, and WH include this phrase with verse 7.<br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> WH and NA <i>we were like young children among you</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Or <i>at last the wrath (of God) has come upon them.</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div></div> <table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="1 Thessalonians 2"></a> 1 Thessalonians 3 <a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="1 Thessalonians 4"></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="vheading2"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">1 Thessalonians 3</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/esv/1_thessalonians/3.shtml" style="color:#552200" title="Parallel Chapters"></a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Timothy’s Visit<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain. <p class="hdg">Timothy’s Encouraging Report<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.<A name="fn"></a><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>our brother and God’s fellow worker</i><span class="thin"> </span>; NE, WH, BYZ, and TR <i>our brother and minister of God</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div></div> <table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/3.htm" title="1 Thessalonians 3"></a> 1 Thessalonians 4 <a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/5.htm" title="1 Thessalonians 5"></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="vheading2"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">1 Thessalonians 4</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/esv/1_thessalonians/4.shtml" style="color:#552200" title="Parallel Chapters"></a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Living to Please God<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>each of you must know how to control his own body<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> in holiness and honor, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone. <p class="hdg">The Return of the Lord<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Therefore encourage one another with these words.<A name="fn"></a><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Literally <i>know how to possess his own vessel</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>no one should ever harm or cheat his brother in this matter</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Literally <i>those who have fallen asleep</i><span class="thin"> </span>, as in verses 14 and 15<br><br /></div></div> <table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/bsb/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="1 Thessalonians 4"></a> 1 Thessalonians 5 <a href="/bsb/2_thessalonians/1.htm" title="2 Thessalonians 1"></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="vheading2"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">1 Thessalonians 5</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/esv/1_thessalonians/5.shtml" style="color:#552200" title="Parallel Chapters"></a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">The Day of the Lord<br /><span class="cross">(<a hlef ="../zephaniah/1.htm#7">Zephaniah 1:7–18</a>; <a hlef ="../malachi/4.htm">Malachi 4:1–6</a>; <a hlef ="../2_peter/3.htm#8">2 Peter 3:8–13</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing. <p class="hdg">Christian Living<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Rejoice at all times. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Pray without ceasing. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Do not extinguish the Spirit. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Do not treat prophecies with contempt, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>but test all things. Hold fast to what is good. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Abstain from every form of evil. <p class="hdg">Final Blessings and Instructions<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Brothers, pray for us as well. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="fn"></a><br /><br /></p><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">23</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>may your spirit, soul, and body be kept entirely blameless</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">28</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> BYZ and TR include <i>Amen.</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><br />The Berean Bible (<a href="http://berean.bible">www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href="http://bereanbible.com">Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2018 by <a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible Hub</a> and <a href="http://berean.bible">Berean.Bible</a>. 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