Discovery Box1 Thessalonians 1:6 
Context1:6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received 1 the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.
1 Thessalonians 1:9
Context1:9 For people everywhere 2 report how you welcomed us 3 and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
1 Thessalonians 2:15
Context2:15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets 4 and persecuted us severely. 5 They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,
1 tn Or “after you received.”
2 tn Grk “they themselves,” referring to people in the places just mentioned.
3 tn Grk “what sort of entrance we had to you” (an idiom for how someone is received).
4 tc ἰδίους (idious, “their own prophets”) is found in D1 Ψ Ï sy McionT. This is obviously a secondary reading. Marcion’s influence may stand behind part of the tradition, but the Byzantine text probably added the adjective in light of its mention in v. 14 and as a clarification or interpretation of which prophets were in view.
5 tn Or “and drove us out” (cf. Acts 17:5-10).
