1 Thessalonians 2:13

2:13 And so ¹  we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, ²  you accepted it not as a human message, ³  but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.

1 Thessalonians 3:6

3:6 But now Timothy has come ⁴  to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection ⁵  and long to see us just as we also long to see you! ⁶ 

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¹ tn Grk “for this reason,” which seems to look back to Paul’s behavior just described. But it may look forward to v. 13b and mean: “and here is another reason that we constantly thank God: that…”

² tn Grk “God’s word of hearing from us.”

³ tn Paul’s focus is their attitude toward the message he preached: They received it not as a human message but a message from God.

⁴ tn Grk “but now Timothy having come,” a subordinate clause leading to the main clause of v. 7.

⁵ tn Grk “you have a good remembrance of us always.”

⁶ tn Grk “just as also we you.”