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1Greetings from Paul, Silas, and Timothy.
To the churcha of those in Thessalonica, who are in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Graceb and peace be yours.

The Life and Faith of the Thessalonians
 2We always remember you when we pray, and we thank God for all of you. 3Every time we pray to God our Father, we thank him for all that you have done because of your faith. And we thank him for the work you have done because of your love. And we thank him that you continue to be strong because of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
 4Brothers and sisters, God loves you. And we know that he has chosen you to be his people. 5When we brought the Good Newsc to you, we came with more than words. We brought that Good News with power, with the Holy Spiritd, and with the sure knowledge that it was true. Also you know how we lived when we were with you. We lived that way to help you. 6And you became like us and like the Lord. You suffered much, but still you accepted the teaching with joy. The Holy Spirit gave you that joy.
 7You became an example to all the believers in Macedoniae and Achaiaf. 8The Lord's teaching has spread from you throughout Greece and beyond. In fact, your faith in God has become known everywhere, so we never have to tell anyone about it. 9People everywhere are already telling the story about the good way you accepted us when we were there with you. They tell about how you stopped worshiping idolsg and changed to serve the living and true God. 10And you began waiting for God's Son to come from heaven - the Son God raised from death. He is Jesus, who saves us from God's angry judgment that is coming.
achurch Literally, “assembly” or “community,” the people who have been brought together as God’s family through their common faith in Jesus Christ. The word often refers to a group of believers who meet together or who live in the same area, but it is also used to mean the worldwide community of all believers in Christ.
bgrace The love and kindness that God shows in his complete willingness to give people favors he does not owe them and blessings they don’t deserve.
cGood News In the Gospels this is usually the news about the coming of God’s kingdom (see above) or its representative Jesus the Messiah. In other places it is, more specifically, the news or message of God’s grace - that he has made a way through Jesus Christ for people to be made right with him and enjoy his blessings now and forever.
dHoly Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. In union with God and Christ, he does God’s work among people in the world.
eMacedonia The northern part of Greece, where Thessalonica and Philippi were.
fAchaia The region in the southern part of Greece where the ancient cities of Athens and Corinth were located.
gidol A statue of a false god that people worship. It can also mean anything that is more important to a person than God.