1 Thessalonians 3:8

3:8 For now we are alive again, ¹  if you stand firm in the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 3:1

3:1 So when we could bear it no longer, we decided to stay on in Athens ²  alone.

1 Thessalonians 5:6

5:6 So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.

¹ tn Grk “because now we live,” in comparison with his feelings of dread in not knowing how they were doing (cf. 2:17-3:5).

² map For location see JP1-C2; JP2-C2; JP3-C2; JP4-C2.