{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/1-thessalonians/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T08:26:24.582Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"1 Thessalonians","bookSlug":"1-thessalonians","chapter":1,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":2,"totalChapters":5,"totalVerses":10},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Knowing, brothers beloved, your election of God."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as you know what manner of men we were among you for your sake."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And you became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"So that you were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Thessalonians 1 (AKJV)","markdown":"[1 Thessalonians 1](https://primebible.com/akjv/1-thessalonians/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/1-thessalonians/1 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}