1:1 [] PauloV kai SilouanoV kai TimoqeoV proV thn ekklhsian twn Qessalonikewn en Qew tw Patri hmwn kai Kuriw Ihsou Cristw×

1:2 cariV eih umin kai eirhnh apo Qeou PatroV hmwn kai Kuriou Ihsou Cristou.

1:3 Ofeilomen na eucaristwmen pantote ton Qeon dia saV, adelfoi, kaqwV einai axion, dioti uperauxanei h pistiV saV kai pleonazei h agaph enoV ekastou pantwn umwn eiV allhlouV,

1:4 wste hmeiV autoi kaucwmeqa dia saV en taiV ekklhsiaiV tou Qeou dia thn upomonhn saV kai pistin en pasi toiV diwgmoiV umwn kai taiV qliyesi, taV opoiaV upoferete,

1:5 [] to opoion einai endeixiV thV dikaiaV krisewV tou Qeou, dia na axiwqhte thV basileiaV tou Qeou, uper thV opoiaV kai pascete,

1:6 epeidh einai dikaion enwpion tou Qeou na antapodwsh qliyin eiV touV osoi saV qlibousin,

1:7 eiV esaV de touV qlibomenouV anesin meq' hmwn, otan o KurioV IhsouV apokalufqh ap' ouranou meta twn aggelwn thV dunamewV autou

1:8 en puri flogoV, kamnwn ekdikhsin eiV touV mh gnwrizontaV Qeon kai eiV touV mh upakouontaV eiV to euaggelion tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou,

1:9 oitineV qelousi timwrhqh me oleqron aiwnion apo proswpou tou Kuriou kai apo thV doxhV thV dunamewV autou,

1:10 otan elqh na endoxasqh en toiV agioiV autou, kai na qaumasqh en pasi toiV pisteuousin, epeidh seiV episteusate eiV thn marturian hmwn, en th hmera ekeinh.

1:11 [] Dia to opoion kai proseucomeqa pantote dia saV, dia na saV katasthsh o QeoV hmwn axiouV thV klhsewV autou, kai na ekplhrwsh pasan eudokian agaqwsunhV kai to ergon thV pistewV en dunamei,