1:1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. 1:2 We give praise to God at all times for you, keeping you in memory in our prayers;
1:3 Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;
1:4 Being conscious, my brothers, dear to God, that you have been marked out by God's purpose;
1:5 Because our good news came to…