1 Thessalonians 1:1 (DBY)

Passage

Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the assembly of Thessalonians in God [the] Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 1:1 Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the assembly of Thessalonians in God [the] Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.

1 Thessalonians 1:2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you at our prayers,

1 Thessalonians 1:3 remembering unceasingly your work of faith, and labour of love, and enduring constancy of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "paul", "silvanus", "timotheus", "assembly", "thessalonians", "father", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "paul", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "We give thanks to God always for...", so "grace" and "paul" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "paul" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.