Parallel
1 Thessalonians 1:9
Clementine Vulgate · Berean Standard Bible
Ipsi enim de nobis annuntiant qualem introitum habuerimus ad vos : et quomodo conversi estis ad Deum a simulacris, servire Deo vivo, et vero,
For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God