1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the community of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah: Grace to you and shalom.
2 We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers—continually
3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadiness of hope in our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
4 We know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that you are chosen,
5 because our Good News did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and with complete certainty—just as you know what kind of men we proved to be while among you for your sake.
6 You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having accepted the message in much tribulation, with the joy of the Ruach ha-Kodesh.