Discovery Box1 Thessalonians 1:5 
Context1:5 in that 1 our gospel did not come to you merely in words, 2 but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you). 3
1 Thessalonians 2:2
Context2:2 But although we suffered earlier and were mistreated in Philippi, 4 as you know, we had the courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God 5 in spite of much opposition.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
Context2:4 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 2:8-9
Context2:8 with such affection for you 6 we were happy 7 to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us. 2:9 For you recall, brothers and sisters, 8 our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
1 tn Or “because.”
2 tn Or “speech,” or “an act of speaking.”
3 tn Grk “just as you know what sort of people we were among you for your sakes.” Verse 5 reflects on the experience of Paul and his fellow preachers; v. 6 begins to describe the Thessalonians’ response.
4 map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.
5 tn The genitive in the phrase τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ (to euangelion tou qeou, “the gospel of God”) could be translated as either a subjective genitive (“the gospel which God brings”) or an objective genitive (“the gospel about God”). Either is grammatically possible. This is possibly an instance of a plenary genitive (see ExSyn 119-21; M. Zerwick, Biblical Greek, §§36-39). If so, an interplay between the two concepts is intended: The gospel which God brings is in fact the gospel about himself. This same phrase occurs in vv. 8 and 9 as well.
6 tn Grk “longing for you in this way.”
7 tn Or “we are happy.” This verb may be past or present tense, but the context favors the past.
8 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.
