1 Thessalonians 1:7

1:7 As a result you became an example ¹  to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

2:10 You are witnesses, and so is God, as to how holy and righteous and blameless our conduct was toward you who believe.

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 4:14

4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also we believe that ²  God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep as Christians. ³ 

1 Thessalonians 2:13

2:13 And so ⁴  we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, ⁵  you accepted it not as a human message, ⁶  but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.

[1:7]  ¹ tc Most mss (א A C D² F G Ψ 0278 Ï) have the plural τύπους (tupou", “examples”) here, while a few important witnesses have the singular τύπον (tupon, “example”; B D*^,c 6 33 81 104 1739 1881 pc lat). With ὑμᾶς (Jumas, “you”) immediately preceding, the plural form looks motivated: Scribes would be expected to change the singular to the plural here. Although the external evidence for the singular reading is not overwhelming, the internal evidence for it is compelling.

[4:14]  ² tn “we believe that” is understood from the first clause of the verse, which is parallel. Grk “so also God will bring.”

[4:14]  ³ tn Grk “those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.” It is possible that “through Jesus” describes “bring,” but this gives the unlikely double reference, “through Jesus God will bring them with Jesus.” Instead it describes their “falling sleep,” since through him their death is only sleep and not the threat it once was. Also Christians are those whose total existence – life and death – is in and through and for Christ (1 Cor 8:6).

[2:13]  ³ 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…”

[2:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “God’s word of hearing from us.”

[2:13]  ⁵ 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.