1 Tesalonika 2:5

2:5 For we never appeared ¹  with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed – God is our witness –

1 Tesalonika 2:15

2:15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets ²  and persecuted us severely. ³  They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,

[2:5]  ¹ tn Or “came on the scene,” “came.”

[2:15]  ² tc ἰδίους (idious, “their own prophets”) is found in D¹ Ψ Ï sy Mcion^T. This is obviously a secondary reading. Marcion’s influence may stand behind part of the tradition, but the Byzantine text probably added the adjective in light of its mention in v. 14 and as a clarification or interpretation of which prophets were in view.

[2:15]  ³ tn Or “and drove us out” (cf. Acts 17:5-10).