1 Thessalonians 2:9

2:9 For you recall, brothers and sisters, ¹  our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

1 Thessalonians 2:14

2:14 For you became imitators, brothers and sisters, ²  of God’s churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, because you too suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they in fact did from the Jews,

1 Thessalonians 2:17

Forced Absence from Thessalonica

2:17 But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, ³  for a short time (in presence, not in affection) ⁴  we became all the more fervent in our great desire ⁵  to see you in person. ⁶ 

[2:9]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[2:14]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[2:17]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[2:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “in face, not in heart.”

[2:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “with great desire.”

[2:17]  ⁶ tn Grk “to see your face.”