1:1  Paulus et Silvanus et Timotheus         1.  Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus,
ecclesiae Thessalonicensium in Deo           unto the church of the Thessalonians
Patre et Domino Iesu Christo gratia          which is in God the Father and in the
vobis et pax                                 Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you,
                                             and peace, from God our Father, and the
                                             Lord Jesus Christ.

1:2  gratias agimus Deo semper pro           2.  We give thanks to God always for
omnibus vobis memoriam facientes in          you all, making mention of you in our
orationibus nostris sine intermissione       prayers;

1:3  memores operis fidei vestrae et         3.  Remembering without ceasing your
laboris et caritatis et sustinentiae         work of faith, and labour of love, and
spei Domini nostri Iesu Christi ante         patience of hope in our Lord Jesus
Deum et Patrem nostrum                       Christ, in the sight of God and our
                                             Father;

1:4  scientes fratres dilecti a Deo          4.  Knowing, brethren beloved, your
electionem vestram                           election of God.

1:5  quia evangelium nostrum non fuit        5.  For our gospel came not unto you in
ad vos in sermone tantum sed et in           word only, but also in power, and in
virtute et in Spiritu Sancto et in           the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance;
plenitudine multa sicut scitis quales        as ye know what manner of men we were
fuerimus vobis propter vos                   among you for your sake.

1:6  et vos imitatores nostri facti          6.  And ye became followers of us, and
estis et Domini excipientes verbum in        of the Lord, having received the word
tribulatione multa cum gaudio Spiritus       in much affliction, with joy of the
Sancti                                       Holy Ghost.

1:7  ita ut facti sitis forma omnibus        7.  So that ye were ensamples to all
credentibus in Macedonia et in Achaia        that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

1:8  a vobis enim diffamatus est sermo       8.  For from you sounded out the word
Domini non solum in Macedonia et in          of the Lord not only in Macedonia and
Achaia sed in omni loco fides vestra         Achaia, but also in every place your
quae est ad Deum profecta est ita ut         faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so
non sit nobis necesse quicquam loqui         that we need not to speak any thing.

1:9  ipsi enim de nobis adnuntiant           9.  For they themselves shew of us what
qualem introitum habuerimus ad vos et        manner of entering in we had unto you,
quomodo conversi estis ad Deum a             and how ye turned to God from idols to
simulacris servire Deo vivo et vero          serve the living and true God;

1:10  et expectare Filium eius de            10.  And to wait for his Son from
caelis quem suscitavit ex mortuis Iesum      heaven, whom he raised from the dead,
qui eripuit nos ab ira ventura               even Jesus, which delivered us from the
                                             wrath to come.