First Thessalonians Chapter One

1    PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and
    in the Lord Jesus Christ:  Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2    We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

3    Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus
    Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

4    Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

5    For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much
    assurance;  as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

6    And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy
    of the Holy ghost:

7    So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

8    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.

9    For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God
    from idols to serve the living and true God;

10    And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, Which delivered us 
    from the wrath to come.

    First Thessalonians Chapter One - KJV