Discovery Box1 Thessalonians 2:13 
Context2:13 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
Context3:6 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
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.”
