1 Tesalonika 2:19-20

2:19 For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of ¹  before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you? 2:20 For you are our glory and joy!

1 Tesalonika 3:7-9

3:7 So ²  in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, ³  through your faith. 3:8 For now we are alive again, ⁴  if you stand firm in the Lord. 3:9 For how can we thank God enough for you, ⁵  for all the joy we feel ⁶  because of you before our God?

[2:19]  ¹ sn Crown to boast of (Grk “crown of boasting”). Paul uses boasting or exultation to describe the Christian’s delight in being commended for faithful service by the Lord at his return (1 Cor 9:15-16; 2 Cor 1:12-14; 10:13-18; Phil 2:16; and 1 Cor 3:14; 4:5).

[3:7]  ² tn Or “for this reason.”

[3:7]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[3:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “because now we live,” in comparison with his feelings of dread in not knowing how they were doing (cf. 2:17-3:5).

[3:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “what thanks can we render to God about you.”

[3:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “all the joy with which we rejoice.”