1:1
    [kjv]  Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
    [bbe]  Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
1:2  
    [kjv]  Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
    [bbe]  Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:3  
    [kjv]  We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
    [bbe]  It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;
1:4  
    [kjv]  So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
    [bbe]  So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;
1:5  
    [kjv]  Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
    [bbe]  Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;
1:6  
    [kjv]  Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
    [bbe]  For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,
1:7 
    [kjv]  And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall............