1 Tesalonika 1:3

1:3 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 Tesalonika 1:9

1:9 For people everywhere ⁴  report how you welcomed us ⁵  and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

1 Tesalonika 3:9-10

3:9 For how can we thank God enough for you, ⁶  for all the joy we feel ⁷  because of you before our God? 3:10 We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person ⁸  and make up what may be lacking in your faith.

1 Tesalonika 3:13

3:13 so that your hearts are strengthened in holiness to be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. ⁹ 

1 Tesalonika 4:8

4:8 Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority ¹⁰  but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

[1:3]  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.

[1:3]  ² tn Or the phrase may connect at the end of the verse: “hope…in the presence of our God and Father.”

[1:3]  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.

[1:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “they themselves,” referring to people in the places just mentioned.

[1:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “what sort of entrance we had to you” (an idiom for how someone is received).

[3:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “what thanks can we render to God about you.”

[3:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “all the joy with which we rejoice.”

[3:10]  ⁸ tn Grk “to see your face.”

[3:13]  ⁹ tc ‡ Important and early witnesses (א* A D* 81 629 lat) have ἀμήν (amhn, “amen”) at the end of this benediction, while the majority of mss, including several excellent witnesses (א² B D² F G Ψ 0278 1739 1881 Ï it sy sa), lack the particle. A decision is difficult, but in light of Paul’s habit of adding the ἀμήν to his notes of praise, even in the middle of his letters (cf. Rom 9:5; 11:36; 15:33; Gal 1:5), one might expect scribes to emulate this practice. Although a decision is difficult, it is probably best to follow the shorter reading. NA²⁷ has the particle in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

[4:8]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “rejecting man.”