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1 Thessalonians 1:1

ESV Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
NIV Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
NASB Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
CSB Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy:To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Grace to you and peace.
NLT This letter is from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May God give you grace and peace.
KJV 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.

What does 1 Thessalonians 1:1 mean?

As was customary in the first century, Paul identifies himself at the beginning of his letter. At one time Paul had tried to destroy Christianity, but the Lord converted him on the road to Damascus and commissioned him to be an apostle to the Gentiles (Acts 9:1–19; Galatians 1:11–23). His faithfulness to that commission had taken him to Thessalonica, where he preached the gospel and a number of people believed. Silvanus—also known as Silas—and Timothy were with Paul when he preached in Thessalonica (Acts 17:4, 10, 14) and were with him as he wrote 1 Thessalonians. Silas, Paul's missionary companion, had been imprisoned with Paul at Philippi (Acts 16:19–40). Timothy, also Paul's missionary companion, was from Lystra. His mother was Jewish, but his father was a Gentile. He joined Paul in missions after Paul circumcised him (Acts 16:1–3).

Paul addresses his letter to the church of the Thessalonians, believers who were joined by faith to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The term "Lord" indicates that Jesus is as much God as the Father is. The name "Jesus" is from the Greek version of the Hebrew name Joshua, meaning "God is salvation." The title "Christ" translates the Old Testament term, "Messiah." Meaning "Anointed One."

Paul greets the Thessalonian church with a combination of Greek and Hebrew salutations. "Grace" conveys a sense of God's favor, and "peace" conveys a sense of well-being. Well-being results from God's grace at work in a person's heart.
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