“For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 Thessalonians 1 contains 10 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.