1 Thessalonians 1:9

1:9 For people everywhere ¹  report how you welcomed us ²  and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

1 Thessalonians 2:4

2:4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.

1 Thessalonians 3:9

3:9 For how can we thank God enough for you, ³  for all the joy we feel ⁴  because of you before our God?

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¹ tn Grk “they themselves,” referring to people in the places just mentioned.

² tn Grk “what sort of entrance we had to you” (an idiom for how someone is received).

³ tn Grk “what thanks can we render to God about you.”

⁴ tn Grk “all the joy with which we rejoice.”