1 Tesalonika 1:5
Konteks1:5 in that 1 our gospel did not come to you merely in words, 2 but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you). 3
1 Tesalonika 2:13
Konteks2:13 And so 4 we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, 5 you accepted it not as a human message, 6 but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.
[1:5] 2 tn Or “speech,” or “an act of speaking.”
[1:5] 3 tn Grk “just as you know what sort of people we were among you for your sakes.” Verse 5 reflects on the experience of Paul and his fellow preachers; v. 6 begins to describe the Thessalonians’ response.
[2:13] 4 tn Grk “for this reason,” which seems to look back to Paul’s behavior just described. But it may look forward to v. 13b and mean: “and here is another reason that we constantly thank God: that…”
[2:13] 5 tn Grk “God’s word of hearing from us.”
[2:13] 6 tn Paul’s focus is their attitude toward the message he preached: They received it not as a human message but a message from God.