New Testament · Letters of Paul
1 Thessalonians
An early letter of encouragement to a young church facing pressure and bereavement.
Book 52 of 66 · 5 chapters · 89 verses
Chapters
Selected passages from 1 Thessalonians
Passages from this book that have been reviewed as reading clearly on their own.
Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
16Always rejoice. 17Pray without ceasing. 18In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus towards you.
Reading a whole book
Chapter and verse numbers were added centuries after these texts were written, and they occasionally fall in awkward places. If a chapter seems to begin mid-thought, it may well be doing exactly that — reading the end of the previous chapter usually resolves it.