1 Thessalonians 4:8

4:8 Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority ¹  but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

4:6 In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, ²  because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, ³  as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

3:3 so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.

1 Thessalonians 4:12

4:12 In this way you will live ⁴  a decent life before outsiders and not be in need. ⁵ 

1 Thessalonians 5:15

5:15 See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

2:4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

2:13 And so ⁶  we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, ⁷  you accepted it not as a human message, ⁸  but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.

¹ tn Grk “rejecting man.”

² tn Grk “not to transgress against or defraud his brother in the matter,” continuing the sentence of vv. 3-5.

³ tn Grk “concerning all these things.”

³ tn Grk “that you may live,” continuing the sentence of 4:10b-11.

⁴ tn Or “not be dependent on anyone”; Grk “and have need of nothing,” “of no one.”

⁴ 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…”

⁵ tn Grk “God’s word of hearing from us.”

⁶ 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.