Verse Comparison: 1 Thessalonians 1:4
American Standard Version
knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,
Amplified® Bible
[O] brethren beloved by God, we recognize {and} know that He has selected (chosen) you;
Contemporary English Version
My dear friends, God loves you, and we know he has chosen you to be his people.
Darby English Version
knowing, brethren beloved by God, your election.
Good News Bible
Our friends, we know that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own.
International Standard Version
Brothers whom God loves, we know that he has chosen you,
King James Version
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
New American Standard Bible
knowing, brethren beloved by God, {His} choice of you;
New International Version
For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you,
New King James Version
knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you;
Young's Literal Translation
having known, brethren beloved, by God, your election,