Prima lettera ai Tessalonicesi - 1 Thessalonians 1

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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.	1 Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Ευχαριστουμεν παντοτε τον Θεον περι παντων υμων και σας μνημονευομεν εν ταις προσευχαις ημων,	2 Grace and peace to you. We give thanks to God always for all of you, keeping the memory of you in our prayers without ceasing,
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,	3 remembering your work of faith, and hardship, and charity, and enduring hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ, before God our Father.
4 εξευροντες, αδελφοι ηγαπημενοι υπο Θεου, την εκλογην σας,	4 For we know, brothers, beloved of God, of your election.
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.	5 For our Gospel has not been among you in word alone, but also in virtue, and in the Holy Spirit, and with a great fullness, in the same manner as you know we have acted among you for your sake.
6 Και σεις εγεινετε μιμηται ημων και του Κυριου, δεχθεντες τον λογον εν μεσω πολλης θλιψεως μετα χαρας Πνευματος Αγιου,	6 And so, you became imitators of us and of the Lord, accepting the Word in the midst of great tribulation, but with the joy of the Holy Spirit.
7 ωστε εγεινετε τυποι εις παντας τους πιστευοντας εν τη Μακεδονια και τη Αχαια.	7 So have you become a pattern for all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.
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.	8 For from you, the Word of the Lord was spread, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith, which is toward God, has advanced so much so that we do not need to speak to you about anything.
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,	9 For others are reporting among us of the kind of acceptance we had among you, and how you were converted from idols to God, to the service of the living and true God,
10 και να προσμενητε τον Υιον αυτου εκ των ουρανων, τον οποιον ανεστησεν εκ νεκρων, τον Ιησουν, οστις ελευθερονει ημας απο της μελλουσης οργης.	10 and to the expectation of his Son from heaven (whom he raised up from the dead), Jesus, who has rescued us from the approaching wrath.