1 Thessalonians 1

NEW JERUSALEM	GREEK BIBLE
1 Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church in Thessalonica which is in God the Father and the LordJesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.	1 Παυλος και Σιλουανος και Τιμοθεος προς την εκκλησιαν των Θεσσαλονικεων εν Θεω, τω Πατρι και Κυριω Ιησου Χριστω? χαρις ειη υμιν και ειρηνη απο Θεου Πατρος ημων και Κυριου Ιησου Χριστου.
2 We always thank God for you al , mentioning you in our prayers continually.	2 Ευχαριστουμεν παντοτε τον Θεον περι παντων υμων και σας μνημονευομεν εν ταις προσευχαις ημων,
3 We remember before our God and Father how active is the faith, how unsparing the love, howpersevering the hope which you have from our Lord Jesus Christ.	3 αδιαλειπτως ενθυμουμενοι το εις την πιστιν εργον σας και τον κοπον της αγαπης και την υπομονην της ελπιδος του Κυριου ημων Ιησου Χριστου εμπροσθεν του Θεου και Πατρος ημων,
4 We know, brothers loved by God, that you have been chosen,	4 εξευροντες, αδελφοι ηγαπημενοι υπο Θεου, την εκλογην σας,
5 because our gospel came to you not only in words, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and withgreat effect. And you observed the sort of life we lived when we were with you, which was for your sake.	5 διοτι το ευαγγελιον ημων δεν εγεινεν εις εσας εν λογω μονον, αλλα και εν δυναμει και εν Πνευματι Αγιω και εν πληροφορια πολλη, καθως εξευρετε οποιοι υπηρξαμεν μεταξυ σας δια σας.
6 You took us and the Lord as your model, welcoming the word with the joy of the Holy Spirit in spite ofgreat hardship.	6 Και σεις εγεινετε μιμηται ημων και του Κυριου, δεχθεντες τον λογον εν μεσω πολλης θλιψεως μετα χαρας Πνευματος Αγιου,
7 And so you became an example to al believers in Macedonia and Achaia	7 ωστε εγεινετε τυποι εις παντας τους πιστευοντας εν τη Μακεδονια και τη Αχαια.
8 since it was from you that the word of the Lord rang out -- and not only throughout Macedonia andAchaia, for your faith in God has spread everywhere. We do not need to tel other people about it:	8 Διοτι απο σας εξηχησεν ο λογος του Κυριου ουχι μονον εν τη Μακεδονια και Αχαια, αλλα και εν παντι τοπω εφθασεν η φημη της προς τον Θεον πιστεως σας, ωστε ημεις δεν εχομεν χρειαν να λαλωμεν τι.
9 other people tel us how we started the work among you, how you broke with the worship of false godswhen you were converted to God and became servants of the living and true God;	9 Διοτι αυτοι διηγουνται περι ημων οποιαν εισοδον ελαβομεν προς εσας, και πως επεστρεψατε προς τον Θεον απο των ειδωλων, δια να δουλευητε Θεον ζωντα και αληθινον,
10 and how you are now waiting for Jesus, his Son, whom he raised from the dead, to come fromheaven. It is he who saves us from the Retribution which is coming.	10 και να προσμενητε τον Υιον αυτου εκ των ουρανων, τον οποιον ανεστησεν εκ νεκρων, τον Ιησουν, οστις ελευθερονει ημας απο της μελλουσης οργης.