1 Thessalonians 1:4

⁴ For we know, brothers and sisters [1] loved by God, that he has chosen you,

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Other Translations of 1 Thessalonians 1:4

King James Version

⁴ Knowing, brethren beloved, beloved...: or, beloved of God, your election your election of God.

English Standard Version

⁴ For we know, brothersOr brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated "brothers") refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God's family, the church loved by God, that he has chosen you,

The Message

⁴ 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.

New King James Version

⁴ knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God.

New Living Translation

⁴ We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 1:4

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5

(Read 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5)

As all good comes from God, so no good can be hoped for by sinners, but from God in Christ. And the best good may be expected from God, as our Father, for the sake of Christ. We should pray, not only for ourselves, but for others also; remembering them without ceasing. Wherever there is a true faith, it will work; it will affect both the heart and life. Faith works by love; it shows itself in love to God, and love to our neighbour. And wherever there is a well-grounded hope of eternal life, this will appear by the exercise of patience; and it is a sign of sincerity, when in all we do, we seek to approve ourselves to God. By this we may know our election, if we not only speak of the things of God with out lips, but feel their power in our hearts, mortifying our lusts, weaning us from the world, and raising us up to heavenly things. Unless the Spirit of God comes with the word of God, it will be to us a dead letter. Thus they entertained it by the power of the Holy Ghost. They were fully convinced of the truth of it, so as not to be shaken in mind by objections and doubts; and they were willing to leave all for Christ, and to venture their souls and everlasting condition upon the truth of the gospel revelation.