1 Tesalonika 1:5

1:5 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 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

[1:5]  ¹ tn Or “because.”

[1:5]  ² tn Or “speech,” or “an act of speaking.”

[1:5]  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.

[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).