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Παῦλος Paul καί and Σιλουανός Silvanus καί and Τιμόθεος Timothy, Τῇ To the ἐκκλησίᾳ church Θεσσαλονικέων of the Thessalonians ἐν in Θεῷ God Πατρί [the] Father καί and Κυρίῳ [the] Lord Ἰησοῦ Jesus Χριστῷ, Christ: Χάρις Grace ὑμῖν to you καί and εἰρήνη. peace. Εὐχαριστοῦμεν We give thanks τῷ to Θεῷ God πάντοτε always περί concerning πάντων all ὑμῶν of you, μνείαν mention ποιούμενοι making ἐπί in τῶν the προσευχῶν prayers ἡμῶν, of us, ἀδιαλείπτως unceasingly μνημονεύοντες remembering ὑμῶν your τοῦ - ἔργου work τῆς - πίστεως of faith καί and τοῦ - κόπου labor τῆς - ἀγάπης of love, καί and τῆς the ὑπομονῆς endurance τῆς of the ἐλπίδος hope τοῦ of the Κυρίου Lord ἡμῶν of us Ἰησοῦ Jesus Χριστοῦ Christ, ἔμπροσθεν before τοῦ the Θεοῦ God καί and Πατρός Father ἡμῶν, of us, εἰδότες, knowing, ἀδελφοί brothers ἠγαπημένοι beloved ὑπό by τοῦ - Θεοῦ, God, τήν the ἐκλογήν election ὑμῶν, of you, ὅτι because τό the εὐαγγέλιον gospel ἡμῶν of us οὐ not ἐγενήθη came εἰς to ὑμᾶς you ἐν in λόγῳ word μόνον only, ἀλλά but καί also ἐν in δυνάμει power καί and ἐν in Πνεύματι [the] Spirit Ἁγίῳ Holy, καί and ἐν with πληροφορίᾳ full assurance πολλῇ, much, καθώς just as οἴδατε you know οἷοι what ἐγενήθημεν we were ἐν among ὑμῖν you δι ̓ on account of ὑμᾶς. you. Καί And ὑμεῖς you μιμηταί imitators ἡμῶν of us ἐγενήθητε became, καί and τοῦ of the Κυρίου, Lord, δεξάμενοι having received τόν the λόγον word ἐν in θλίψει tribulation πολλῇ much, μετά with χαρᾶς [the] joy Πνεύματος of [the] Spirit Ἁγίου, Holy, ὥστε so as for γενέσθαι to became ὑμᾶς you τύπον an example πᾶσιν to all τοῖς the πιστεύουσιν believing [ones] ἐν in τῇ - Μακεδονίᾳ Macedonia καί and ἐν in τῇ - Ἀχαΐᾳ. Achaia. ἀφ ̓ From ὑμῶν you γάρ for ἐξήχηται has sounded forth ὁ the λόγος word τοῦ of the Κυρίου Lord, οὐ not μόνον only ἐν in τῇ - Μακεδονίᾳ Macedonia καί and ἐν in τῇ - Ἀχαΐᾳ, Achaia, ἀλλ ̓ but ἐν in παντί every τόπῳ place ἡ the πίστις faith ὑμῶν of you ἡ - πρός toward τόν - Θεόν God ἐξελήλυθεν, has gone abroad, ὥστε so as for μή no χρείαν need ἔχειν to have ἡμᾶς us λαλεῖν to say τὶ. anything. αὐτοί They themselves γάρ for περί concerning ἡμῶν us ἀπαγγέλλουσιν report ὁποίαν what εἴσοδον reception ἔσχομεν we had πρός from ὑμᾶς, you, καί and πῶς how ἐπεστρέψατε you turned πρός to τόν - Θεόν God ἀπό from τῶν - εἰδώλων idols, δουλεύειν to serve Θεῷ [the] God ζῶντι living καί and ἀληθινῷ true, καί and ἀναμένειν to await τόν the Υἱόν Son αὐτοῦ of Him ἐκ from τῶν the οὐρανῶν, heavens, ὅν whom ἤγειρεν He raised ἐκ out from τῶν the νεκρῶν, dead, Ἰησοῦν Jesus, τόν the [one] ῥυόμενον delivering ἡμᾶς us ἐκ from τῆς the ὀργῆς wrath τῆς - ἐρχομένης. coming.

Αὐτοί You yourselves γάρ for οἴδατε, know, ἀδελφοί, brothers, τήν the εἴσοδον coming ἡμῶν of us τήν - πρός to ὑμᾶς you ὅτι that οὐ not κενή in vain γέγονεν, has been; ἀλλά but προπαθόντες having previously suffered καί and ὑβρισθέντες, having been mistreated καθώς just as οἴδατε, you know, ἐν in Φιλίπποις Philippi, ἐπαρρησιασάμεθα we had boldness ἐν in τῷ the Θεῷ God ἡμῶν of us, λαλῆσαι to speak πρός to ὑμᾶς you τό the εὐαγγέλιον gospel τοῦ - Θεοῦ of God ἐν amid πολλῷ much ἀγῶνι. conflict. ἡ - γάρ For παράκλησις the exhortation ἡμῶν of us οὐ [is] not ἐκ of πλάνης error, οὐδέ nor ἐκ of ἀκαθαρσίας impurity, οὐδέ nor ἐν in δόλῳ, trickery; ἀλλά but καθώς just as δεδοκιμάσμεθα we have been approved ὑπό by τοῦ - Θεοῦ God πιστευθῆναι to be entrusted with τό the εὐαγγέλιον, gospel, οὕτως so λαλοῦμεν, we speak, οὐ not ὡς as ἀνθρώποις men ἀρέσκοντες pleasing, ἀλλά but Θεῷ God, τῷ the [One] δοκιμάζοντι examining τάς the καρδίας hearts ἡμῶν. of us. οὔτε Never γάρ for ποτέ at any time ἐν with λόγῳ word κολακείας of flattery ἐγενήθημεν, were we, καθώς just as οἴδατε, you know, οὔτε nor ἐν with προφάσει a pretext πλεονεξίας, for greed — Θεός God [is] μάρτυς, witness — οὔτε nor ζητοῦντες seeking ἐκ from ἀνθρώπων men δόξαν glory, οὔτε nor ἀφ ̓ from ὑμῶν you, οὔτε nor ἀπ ̓ from ἄλλων, others, δυνάμενοι [though] having authority ἐν with βάρει weight εἶναι to be, ὡς as Χριστοῦ Christ’s ἀπόστολοι. apostles. Ἀλλά But ἐγενήθημεν we were νήπιοι infants ἐν in μέσῳ [the] midst ὑμῶν, of you, ὡς as ἐάν if τροφός a nursing mother θάλπῃ would cherish τά - ἑαυτῆς her own τέκνα, children. οὕτως So ὁμειρόμενοι yearning over ὑμῶν you, εὐδοκοῦμεν we were pleased μεταδοῦναι to have imparted ὑμῖν to you οὐ not μόνον only τό the εὐαγγέλιον gospel τοῦ - Θεοῦ of God, ἀλλά but καί also τάς our ἑαυτῶν own ψυχάς, lives, διότι because ἀγαπητοί beloved ἡμῖν to us ἐγενήθητε. you have become. Μνημονεύετε You remember γάρ, for, ἀδελφοί, brothers, τόν the κόπον labor ἡμῶν of us καί and τόν - μόχθον· hardship: νυκτός Night καί and ἡμέρας day ἐργαζόμενοι working, πρός in order τό - μή not ἐπιβαρῆσαι to burden τινά anyone ὑμῶν of you, ἐκηρύξαμεν we proclaimed εἰς to ὑμᾶς you τό the εὐαγγέλιον gospel τοῦ - Θεοῦ. of God. ὑμεῖς You [are] μάρτυρες witnesses, καί and ὁ - Θεός, God, ὡς how ὁσίως holily, καί and δικαίως righteously, καί and ἀμέμπτως blamelessly, ὑμῖν toward you, τοῖς those πιστεύουσιν believing, ἐγενήθημεν, we were; καθάπερ just as οἴδατε, you know ὡς how ἕνα one ἕκαστον each ὑμῶν of you, ὡς as πατήρ a father τέκνα children ἑαυτοῦ his own, παρακαλοῦντες exhorting ὑμᾶς you καί and παραμυθούμενοι comforting καί and μαρτυρόμενοι charging εἰς unto τό - περιπατεῖν to walk ὑμᾶς you ἀξίως worthily τοῦ - Θεοῦ of God, τοῦ who καλοῦντος calls ὑμᾶς you εἰς into τήν the ἑαυτοῦ of Himself βασιλείαν kingdom καί and δόξαν. glory.

Καί And διά because of τοῦτο this καί also, ἡμεῖς we εὐχαριστοῦμεν give thanks τῷ - Θεῷ to God ἀδιαλείπτως, unceasingly ὅτι that, παραλαβόντες having received λόγον [the] word ἀκοῆς [by your] hearing παρ ̓ from ἡμῶν us τοῦ - Θεοῦ of God, ἐδέξασθε you accepted οὐ not λόγον [the] word ἀνθρώπων of men, ἀλλά but καθώς even as ἐστίν it is, ἀληθῶς truly λόγον [the] word Θεοῦ, of God, ὅς which καί also ἐνεργεῖται works ἐν in ὑμῖν you τοῖς who πιστεύουσιν. believe. Ὑμεῖς You γάρ for μιμηταί imitators ἐγενήθητε, became, ἀδελφοί, brothers, τῶν of the ἐκκλησιῶν churches τοῦ - Θεοῦ of God τῶν - οὐσῶν being ἐν in τῇ - Ἰουδαίᾳ Judea ἐν in Χριστῷ Christ Ἰησοῦ, Jesus. ὅτι For τά the same αὐτά as them, ἐπάθετε suffered καί also ὑμεῖς you ὑπό from τῶν the ἰδίων own συμφυλετῶν countrymen, καθώς as καί also [did] αὐτοί they ὑπό from τῶν the Ἰουδαίων, Jews, τῶν who καί both τόν the Κύριον Lord ἀποκτεινάντων having killed, Ἰησοῦν Jesus, καί and τούς their own προφήτας prophets, καί and ἡμᾶς us ἐκδιωξάντων having driven out, καί and Θεῷ God μή not ἀρεσκόντων pleasing, καί and πᾶσιν all ἀνθρώποις men ἐναντίων, [who are] set against, κωλυόντων hindering ἡμᾶς us τοῖς to the ἔθνεσιν Gentiles λαλῆσαι to speak, ἵνα that σωθῶσιν, they might be saved, εἰς so as τό - ἀναπληρῶσαι to fill up αὐτῶν their τάς - ἁμαρτίας sins πάντοτε. always. ἔφθασεν Has come δέ now ἐπ ̓ upon αὐτούς them ἡ the ὀργή wrath εἰς to the τέλος. utmost.

Ἡμεῖς We δέ, however, ἀδελφοί, brothers, ἀπορφανισθέντες having been bereaved ἀφ ̓ of ὑμῶν you πρός for καιρόν [the] time ὥρας, of an hour, προσώπῳ in face, οὐ not καρδίᾳ, in heart, περισσοτέρως more abundantly ἐσπουδάσαμεν were eager τό the πρόσωπον face ὑμῶν of you ἰδεῖν to see ἐν with πολλῇ great ἐπιθυμίᾳ. desire. διότι Therefore ἠθελήσαμεν we wanted ἐλθεῖν to come πρός to ὑμᾶς, you — ἐγώ I μέν indeed Παῦλος Paul, καί both ἅπαξ once καί and δίς, twice — καί and ἐνέκοψεν hindered ἡμᾶς us ὁ - Σατανᾶς. Satan. τίς Who [is] γάρ for ἡμῶν our ἐλπίς hope, ἤ or χαρά joy, ἤ or στέφανος crown καυχήσεως— of boasting? ἤ Or οὐχί [are] not καί even ὑμεῖς— you, ἔμπροσθεν before τοῦ the Κυρίου Lord ἡμῶν of us Ἰησοῦ Jesus, ἐν at τῇ - αὐτοῦ His παρουσίᾳ; coming? ὑμεῖς You γάρ for ἐστέ are ἡ the δόξα glory ἡμῶν of us, καί and ἡ - χαρά. joy.

Διό Therefore μηκέτι no longer στέγοντες enduring, εὐδοκήσαμεν we thought it best καταλειφθῆναι to be left behind ἐν in Ἀθήναις Athens μόνοι alone, καί and ἐπέμψαμεν we sent Τιμόθεον, Timothy, τόν the ἀδελφόν brother ἡμῶν of us καί and συνεργόν fellow worker τοῦ - Θεοῦ of God ἐν in τῷ the εὐαγγελίῳ gospel τοῦ - Χριστοῦ, of Christ, εἰς in order τό - στηρίξαι to strengthen ὑμᾶς you καί and παρακαλέσαι to encourage ὑπέρ concerning τῆς the πίστεως faith ὑμῶν of you, τό that μηδένα no one σαίνεσθαι be moved ἐν in ταῖς the θλίψεσιν tribulations ταύταις. these. αὐτοί Yourselves γάρ for οἴδατε you know ὅτι that εἰς for τοῦτο this κείμεθα· we are destined. καί And γάρ indeed, ὅτε when πρός with ὑμᾶς you ἦμεν, we were, προελέγομεν we were telling beforehand ὑμῖν you ὅτι that μέλλομεν we are about θλίβεσθαι, to suffer affliction, καθώς just as καί also ἐγένετο it came to pass, καί and οἴδατε. you know. διά Because of τοῦτο this κἀγώ I also, μηκέτι no longer στέγων enduring, ἔπεμψα sent εἰς in order τό - γνῶναι to know τήν the πίστιν faith ὑμῶν, of you, μή lest πώς somehow ἐπείρασεν had tempted ὑμᾶς you ὁ the [one] πειράζων tempting, καί and εἰς in κενόν vain γένηται would be ὁ the κόπος labor ἡμῶν. of us.

Ἄρτι Presently δέ however, ἐλθόντος having come Τιμοθέου Timothy πρός to ἡμᾶς us ἀφ ̓ from ὑμῶν you, καί and εὐαγγελισαμένου having brought good news ἡμῖν to us τήν of the πίστιν faith καί and τήν the ἀγάπην love ὑμῶν of you, καί and ὅτι that ἔχετε you have μνείαν a remembrance ἡμῶν of us ἀγαθήν good πάντοτε, always, ἐπιποθοῦντες longing ἡμᾶς us ἰδεῖν to see, καθάπερ just as καί also ἡμεῖς we ὑμᾶς, you, διά because of τοῦτο this παρεκλήθημεν, we were encouraged, ἀδελφοί, brothers, ἐφ ̓ as to ὑμῖν you, ἐπί in πάσῃ all τῇ the ἀνάγκῃ distress καί and θλίψει tribulation ἡμῶν of us, διά through τῆς - ὑμῶν your πίστεως, faith. ὅτι For νῦν now ζῶμεν we live, ἐάν if ὑμεῖς you στήκετε are standing firm ἐν in Κυρίῳ. [the] Lord. Τίνα What γάρ for εὐχαριστίαν thanksgiving δυνάμεθα are we able τῷ - Θεῷ to God ἀνταποδοῦναι to give περί concerning ὑμῶν you ἐπί in return for πάσῃ all τῇ the χαρᾷ joy ᾗ that χαίρομεν we rejoice δι ̓ because of ὑμᾶς you, ἔμπροσθεν before τοῦ the Θεοῦ God ἡμῶν, of us, νυκτός night καί and ἡμέρας day, ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ exceedingly δεόμενοι imploring εἰς for [us] τό - ἰδεῖν to see ὑμῶν your τό - πρόσωπον face καί and καταρτίσαι to supply τά the things ὑστερήματα lacking τῆς in the πίστεως faith ὑμῶν; of you?

Αὐτός Himself δέ now ὁ the Θεός God καί and Πατήρ Father ἡμῶν of us, καί and ὁ the Κύριος Lord ἡμῶν of us Ἰησοῦς Jesus, κατευθύναι may direct τήν the ὁδόν way ἡμῶν of us πρός to ὑμᾶς· you. ὑμᾶς You δέ now, ὁ the Κύριος Lord πλεονάσαι may make to increase, καί and περισσεύσαι to abound τῇ - ἀγάπῃ in love εἰς toward ἀλλήλους one another, καί and εἰς toward πάντας all, καθάπερ just as καί also ἡμεῖς we εἰς toward ὑμᾶς, you, εἰς in order τό - στηρίξαι to strengthen ὑμῶν your τάς - καρδίας hearts, ἀμέμπτους blameless ἐν in ἁγιωσύνῃ holiness ἔμπροσθεν before τοῦ the Θεοῦ God καί and πατρός Father ἡμῶν of us ἐν at τῇ the παρουσίᾳ coming τοῦ of the Κυρίου Lord ἡμῶν of us Ἰησοῦ Jesus, μετά with πάντων all τῶν the ἁγίων saints αὐτοῦ, of Him. ἀμήν. Amen.

Λοιπόν Finally οὖν, then, ἀδελφοί, brothers, ἐρωτῶμεν we implore ὑμᾶς you καί and παρακαλοῦμεν exhort ἐν in Κυρίῳ [the] Lord Ἰησοῦ, Jesus ἵνα that, καθώς just as παρελάβετε you have received παρ ̓ from ἡμῶν us τό - πῶς in what manner δεῖ it behooves ὑμᾶς you περιπατεῖν to walk καί and ἀρέσκειν to please Θεῷ, God, καθώς just as καί even περιπατεῖτε, you walk [now], ἵνα so περισσεύητε you should abound μᾶλλον. more. οἴδατε You know γάρ for τίνας what παραγγελίας instructions ἐδώκαμεν we gave ὑμῖν you, διά through τοῦ the Κυρίου Lord Ἰησοῦ. Jesus.

Τοῦτο This γάρ for ἐστίν is θέλημα [the] will τοῦ - Θεοῦ, of God, ὁ the ἁγιασμός sanctification ὑμῶν, of you: ἀπέχεσθαι To abstain ὑμᾶς you [are] ἀπό from τῆς - πορνείας, sexual immorality; εἰδέναι to know ἕκαστον each ὑμῶν of you [how] τό the ἑαυτοῦ of himself σκεῦος vessel κτᾶσθαι to control ἐν in ἁγιασμῷ holiness καί and τιμῇ, honor, μή not ἐν in πάθει [the] passion ἐπιθυμίας of lust, καθάπερ as καί also τά the ἔθνη Gentiles, τά - μή not εἰδότα knowing τόν - Θεόν, God; τό - μή not ὑπερβαίνειν to go beyond καί and πλεονεκτεῖν to overreach ἐν in τῷ the πράγματι matter, τόν the ἀδελφόν brother αὐτοῦ, of him, διότι because ἔκδικος avenging [is] Κύριος [the] Lord περί concerning πάντων all τούτων, these things, καθώς just as καί also προείπαμεν we told before ὑμῖν you, καί and διεμαρτυράμεθα. thoroughly warned. οὐ Not γάρ for ἐκάλεσεν has called ἡμᾶς us ὁ - Θεός God ἐπί to ἀκαθαρσίᾳ impurity, ἀλλ ̓ but ἐν into ἁγιασμῷ. holiness. τοιγαροῦν So then, ὁ the [one] ἀθετῶν rejecting [this], οὐ not ἄνθρωπον man ἀθετεῖ disregards, ἀλλά but τόν - Θεόν God, τόν the [One] καί also διδόντα giving τό the Πνεῦμα Spirit αὐτοῦ of Him τό - ἅγιον Holy εἰς to ὑμᾶς. you.

Περί Concerning δέ now τῆς - φιλαδελφίας brotherly love, οὐ no χρείαν need ἔχετε you have [for me] γράφειν to write ὑμῖν, to you, αὐτοί yourselves γάρ for ὑμεῖς you θεοδίδακτοι taught by God ἐστέ are, εἰς in order τό - ἀγαπᾶν to love ἀλλήλους, one another. καί And γάρ for ποιεῖτε you are doing αὐτό this εἰς toward πάντας all τούς the ἀδελφούς brothers, τούς the [ones] ἐν in ὅλῃ all τῇ - Μακεδονίᾳ. Macedonia. Παρακαλοῦμεν We exhort δέ however ὑμᾶς, you, ἀδελφοί, brothers, περισσεύειν to abound μᾶλλον more and more, καί and φιλοτιμεῖσθαι to strive earnestly ἡσυχάζειν to live quietly καί and πράσσειν to attend to τά the ἴδια own, καί and ἐργάζεσθαι to work with ταῖς the ἰδίαις own χερσίν hands ὑμῶν, of you, καθώς just as ὑμῖν you παρηγγείλαμεν, we commanded, ἵνα so that περιπατῆτε you may walk εὐσχημόνως properly πρός toward τούς those ἔξω outside, καί and μηδενός of no one χρείαν need ἔχητε. may have.