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 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?
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.”