1 Thessalonians 3:1

3:1 So when we could bear it no longer, we decided to stay on in Athens ¹  alone.

1 Thessalonians 4:4

4:4 that each of you know how to possess his own body ²  in holiness and honor,

[3:1]  ¹ map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

[4:4]  ² tn Grk “to gain [or possess] his own vessel.” “Vessel” is most likely used figuratively for “body” (cf. 2 Cor 4:7). Some take it to mean “wife” (thus, “to take a wife for himself” or “to live with his wife”), but this is less likely. See J. Smith, “1 Thess 4:4 – Breaking the Impasse,” BBR 10 (Fall 2000), who argues that “vessel” in this context is very likely a euphemism for the sexual organs.