1 Thessalonians 2:3

2:3 For the appeal we make ¹  does not come ²  from error or impurity or with deceit,

1 Thessalonians 3:1

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

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.

[2:3]  ¹ tn Grk “For our exhortation.” Paul here uses παράκλησις (paraklhsis) to speak in broad terms about his preaching of the gospel, in which he urges or appeals to people to respond to God’s salvation (cf. the verb form παρακαλοῦντος [parakalounto"] in 2 Cor 5:20).

[2:3]  ² tn Grk “[is] not” (the verb “to be” is implied in the Greek construction).

[3:1]  ³ map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.