1 Tesalonika 1:2-3

Thanksgiving for Response to the Gospel

1:2 We thank God always for all of you as we mention you constantly ¹  in our prayers, 1:3 because we recall ²  in the presence of our God and Father ³  your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope ⁴  in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Tesalonika 2:9

2:9 For you recall, brothers and sisters, ⁵  our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

1 Tesalonika 3:6

3:6 But now Timothy has come ⁶  to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection ⁷  and long to see us just as we also long to see you! ⁸ 

1 Tesalonika 5:12-13

Final Instructions

5:12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, ⁹  to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you, 5:13 and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

[1:2]  ¹ tn Or “mention you in our prayers, because we recall constantly…”

[1:3]  ² tn Grk “making mention…recalling.” The participle ποιούμενοι (poioumenoi) in v. 2 has been translated as temporal, and μνημονεύοντες (mnhmoneuonte") in v. 3 has been translated as causal.

[1:3]  ³ tn Or the phrase may connect at the end of the verse: “hope…in the presence of our God and Father.”

[1:3]  ⁴ tn These phrases denote Christian virtues in action: the work produced by faith, labor motivated by love, and endurance that stems from hope in Christ.

[2:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[3:6]  ⁶ tn Grk “but now Timothy having come,” a subordinate clause leading to the main clause of v. 7.

[3:6]  ⁷ tn Grk “you have a good remembrance of us always.”

[3:6]  ⁸ tn Grk “just as also we you.”

[5:12]  ⁹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.