1 Thessalonians 1:6

1:6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received ¹  the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.

1 Thessalonians 2:19

2:19 For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of ²  before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?

1 Thessalonians 4:17

4:17 Then we who are alive, who are left, ³  will be suddenly caught up ⁴  together ⁵  with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

[1:6]  ¹ tn Or “after you received.”

[2:19]  ² sn Crown to boast of (Grk “crown of boasting”). Paul uses boasting or exultation to describe the Christian’s delight in being commended for faithful service by the Lord at his return (1 Cor 9:15-16; 2 Cor 1:12-14; 10:13-18; Phil 2:16; and 1 Cor 3:14; 4:5).

[4:17]  ³ tc The words οἱ περιλειπόμενοι (Joi perileipomenoi, “[the ones] who are left”) are lacking in F G {0226^vid} ar b as well as a few fathers, but the rest of the textual tradition has the words. Most likely, the Western mss omitted the words because of perceived redundancy with οἱ ζῶντες (Joi zwnte", “[the ones] who are alive”).

[4:17]  ⁴ tn Or “snatched up.” The Greek verb ἁρπάζω implies that the action is quick or forceful, so the translation supplied the adverb “suddenly” to make this implicit notion clear.

[4:17]  ⁵ tn Or “simultaneously,” but this meaning does not fit as well in the parallel in 5:10.