Paul went to the cities of Derbe and Lystra. A follower \{of Christ\} named Timothy was there. Timothy’s mother was a Jewish believer. His father was a Greek (not a Jew).
Some of God’s people in Jerusalem are poor. And \{The believers in\} Macedonia and Achaia wanted to help those people. So they gathered some money to give them.
You know that Stephanas and his family were the first believers in Achaia. They have given themselves to the service of God’s people. I ask you, brothers and sisters,
In the past, some of you were like that. But you were washed clean, you were made holy, {\cf2\super [36]} and you were made right with God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
I know that you want to help. I have been boasting about this to the people in Macedonia. I have told them that you people in Achaia were ready to give since last year. And your wanting to give has made most of the people here ready to give also.
Greetings from Paul, an apostle. {\cf2\super [1]} I was chosen to be an apostle, but not by any group of people. My authority did not come from other people. No! It was Jesus Christ and God the Father who made me an apostle. God is the One who raised Jesus from death.
Greetings from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. To the church (group of believers) that lives in Thessalonica. That church is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. \{God’s\} grace (kindness) and peace be yours.
Greetings from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. To the church (group of believers) that lives in Thessalonica. You people are in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Greetings from Paul, an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because God wanted me to be. God sent me to tell people about the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus.
Greetings from Paul, a servant of God and an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Jesus Christ. I was sent to help the faith of God’s chosen people. I was sent to help those people to know the truth. And that truth shows people how to serve God.