1 Thessalonians 1:9 - Good News Bible (Catholic edition in Septuagint order)

All those people speak about how you received us when we visited you, and how you turned away from idols to God, to serve the true and living God

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For they themselves volunteer testimony concerning us, telling what an entrance we had among you, and how you turned to God from [your] idols to serve a God Who is alive and true and genuine,

American Standard Version (1901)

For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

Common English Bible

People tell us about what sort of welcome we had from you and how you turned to God from idols. As a result, you are serving the living and true God,

Catholic Public Domain Version

For others are reporting among us of the kind of acceptance we had among you, and how you were converted from idols to God, to the service of the living and true God,