{"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/asv/1-thessalonians/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T22:28:19.018Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","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 Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace."},{"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, before our God and Father;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Thessalonians 1 (ASV)","markdown":"[1 Thessalonians 1](https://primebible.com/asv/1-thessalonians/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/1-thessalonians/1 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}