Prima lettera ai Tessalonicesi - 1 Thessalonians 1

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
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, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church in Thessalonica which is in God the Father and the LordJesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.
2 Ευχαριστουμεν παντοτε τον Θεον περι παντων υμων και σας μνημονευομεν εν ταις προσευχαις ημων,	2 We always thank God for you al , mentioning you in our prayers continually.
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 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.
4 εξευροντες, αδελφοι ηγαπημενοι υπο Θεου, την εκλογην σας,	4 We know, brothers loved by God, that you have been chosen,
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 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.
6 Και σεις εγεινετε μιμηται ημων και του Κυριου, δεχθεντες τον λογον εν μεσω πολλης θλιψεως μετα χαρας Πνευματος Αγιου,	6 You took us and the Lord as your model, welcoming the word with the joy of the Holy Spirit in spite ofgreat hardship.
7 ωστε εγεινετε τυποι εις παντας τους πιστευοντας εν τη Μακεδονια και τη Αχαια.	7 And so you became an example to al believers in Macedonia and 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 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:
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 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;
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 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.