1 PABLO, y Silvano, y Timoteo, á la iglesia de los Tesalonicenses [que es] en Dios Padre y en el Señor Jesucristo: Gracia y paz á vosotros de Dios nuestro Padre y del Señor Jesucristo. 2 Damos siempre gracias á Dios por todos vosotros, haciendo memoria de vosotros en nuestras oraciones; 3 Sin cesar acordándonos delante del Dios y Padre nuestro de la obra de vuestra fe, y del trabajo de amor, y de la tolerancia de la esperanza del Señor nuestro Jesucristo: 4 Sabiendo, hermanos amados de Dios, vuestra elección: 5 Por cuanto nuestro evangelio no fué á vosotros en palabra solamente, mas también en potencia, y en Espíritu Santo, y en gran plenitud; como sabéis cuáles fuimos entre vosotros por amor de vosotros. 6 Y vosotros fuisteis hechos imitadores de nosotros, y del Señor, recibiendo la palabra con mucha tribulación, con gozo del Espíritu Santo: 7 En tal manera que habéis sido ejemplo á todos los que han creído en Macedonia y en Acaya. 8 Porque de vosotros ha sido divulgada la palabra del Señor no sólo en Macedonia y en Acaya, mas aun en todo lugar vuestra fe en Dios se ha extendido; de modo que no tenemos necesidad de hablar nada. 9 Porque ellos cuentan de nosotros cuál entrada tuvimos á vosotros; y cómo os convertisteis de los ídolos á Dios, para servir al Dios vivo y verdadero, 10 Y esperar á su Hijo de los cielos, al cual resucitó de los muertos; á Jesús, el cual nos libró de la ira que ha de venir.
1 Thessalonians · Reina-Valera 1909
1 Thessalonians 1 Reina-Valera 1909
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Thessalonica
Capital of the Roman province of Macedonia and a key stop on the Via Egnatia. Paul's brief ministry produced a strong church and two of his earliest letters.
Cited in the guide: Acts 17:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; Acts 17:6
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- 1 Romans 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; Acts 18:5; Acts 20:4; 2 Corinthians 1:19
- 2 Romans 1:8–9; Ephesians 1:15–16; Philemon 4; Colossians 1:3; Philippians 1:3–4
- 3 1 Corinthians 13:13; Revelation 2:19; Galatians 5:6; 2 Thessalonians 1:11; Romans 8:24–25
- 4 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Titus 3:4–5; 2 Peter 1:10; Romans 9:25; Colossians 3:12
- 5 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9; Mark 16:20; 1 Corinthians 2:2–5; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:14
- 6 1 Corinthians 11:1; 1 Corinthians 4:16; Acts 13:52; 2 Thessalonians 3:9; Galatians 5:22
- 7 Titus 2:7; 1 Timothy 4:12; 1 Peter 5:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:8; 2 Corinthians 11:9–10
- 8 Romans 1:8; Romans 10:14–18; Isaiah 52:7; Revelation 14:6; 3 John 12
- 9 1 Timothy 4:10; 1 Corinthians 12:2; Galatians 4:8–9; Zephaniah 2:11; Zechariah 8:20–23
- 10 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Isaiah 25:8–9; Romans 5:9–10; Matthew 3:7; Acts 2:24
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Wherefore then, when writing to the Ephesians, and having Timothy with him, did he not include him with himself (in his salutation), known as he was to them and admired, for he says, "Ye know the proof of him, that as a child serveth the father, so he served with me in the Gospel" (Philip. ii.
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