1 Thessalonians

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul, Silvanus, and Timotheus send their heartfelt greetings to the Thessalonians, who are deeply rooted in God the Father and Lord Jesus Christ. May you be blessed with God's grace and peace, from our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

For ye are our glory and joy.

You are our pride and happiness.

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Those of us who are still living will join them in the sky, meeting the Lord in the air. From then on, we will always be with the Lord.

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

You're well aware that God's day will arrive unexpectedly, like a thief in the night.