1:1 paulos kai silouanos kai timoqeos th ekklhsia qessalonikewn en qew patri kai kuriw ihsou cristw caris umin kai eirhnh apo qeou patros hmwn kai kuriou ihsou cristou

1:2 eucaristoumen tw qew pantote peri pantwn umwn mneian umwn poioumenoi epi twn proseucwn hmwn

1:3 adialeiptws mnhmoneuontes umwn tou ergou ths pistews kai tou kopou ths agaphs kai ths upomonhs ths elpidos tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou emprosqen tou qeou kai patros hmwn

1:4 eidotes adelfoi hgaphmenoi upo [tou] qeou thn ekloghn umwn

1:5 oti to euaggelion hmwn ouk egenhqh eis umas en logw monon alla kai en dunamei kai en pneumati agiw kai [en] en plhroforia pollh kaqws oidate oioi egenhqhmen [en] en umin di umas

1:6 kai umeis mimhtai hmwn egenhqhte kai tou kuriou dexamenoi ton logon en qliyei pollh meta caras pneumatos agiou

1:7 wste genesqai umas tupous pasin tois pisteuousin en th makedonia kai th Acaia

1:8 af umwn gar exhchtai o logos tou kuriou ou monon en th makedonia kai [en ] acaia alla kai en panti topw h pistis umwn h pros ton qeon exelhluqen wste mh creian hmas ecein lalein ti

1:9 autoi gar peri hmwn apaggellousin opoian eisodon escomen pros umas kai pws epestreyate pros ton qeon apo twn eidwlwn douleuein qew zwnti kai alhqinw