Discovery Box1 Thessalonians 1:3 
Context1:3 because we recall 1 in the presence of our God and Father 2 your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope 3 in our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 3:12
Context3:12 And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we do for you,
1 Thessalonians 5:8
Context5:8 But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate 4 of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation. 5
1 tn Grk “making mention…recalling.” The participle ποιούμενοι (poioumenoi) in v. 2 has been translated as temporal, and μνημονεύοντες (mnhmoneuonte") in v. 3 has been translated as causal.
2 tn Or the phrase may connect at the end of the verse: “hope…in the presence of our God and Father.”
3 tn These phrases denote Christian virtues in action: the work produced by faith, labor motivated by love, and endurance that stems from hope in Christ.
4 sn An allusion to Isa 59:17.
5 tn Grk “hope of salvation” (“a helmet…for salvation” is an allusion to Isa 59:17).
