1 Tesalonika 3:8

3:8 For now we are alive again, ¹  if you stand firm in the Lord.

1 Tesalonika 3:1

3:1 So when we could bear it no longer, we decided to stay on in Athens ²  alone.

Titus 1:6

1:6 An elder must be blameless, ³  the husband of one wife, ⁴  with faithful children ⁵  who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.

[3:8]  ¹ 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).

[3:1]  ² map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

[1:6]  ³ tn Grk “if anyone is blameless…” as a continuation of v. 5b, beginning to describe the elder’s character.

[1:6]  ⁴ tn Or “married only once,” “devoted solely to his wife.” See the note on “wife” in 1 Tim 3:2; also 1 Tim 3:12; 5:9.

[1:6]  ⁵ tn Or “believing children.” The phrase could be translated “believing children,” but the parallel with 1 Tim 3:4 (“keeping his children in control”) argues for the sense given in the translation.