1 Thessalonians 1:4
1 Thessalonians 1:2-5 The Message (MSG)
Every time we think of you, we thank God for you. Day and night you’re in our prayers as we call to mind your work of faith, your labor of love, and your patience of hope in following our Master, Jesus Christ, before God our Father. It is clear to us, friends, that God not only loves you very much but also has put his hand on you for something special. When the Message we preached came to you, it wasn’t just words. Something happened in you. The Holy Spirit put steel in your convictions.
1 Thessalonians 1:4 New Century Version (NCV)
Brothers and sisters, God loves you, and we know he has chosen you
1 Thessalonians 1:4 New International Version (NIV)
For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you
1 Thessalonians 1:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you
1 Thessalonians 1:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Brothers and sisters beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you
1 Thessalonians 1:4 New Living Translation (NLT)
We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people.