1 Thessalonians 5:26

5:26 Greet all the brothers and sisters ¹  with a holy kiss.

1 Thessalonians 1:5

1:5 in that ²  our gospel did not come to you merely in words, ³  but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you). ⁴ 

[5:26]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[1:5]  ² tn Or “because.”

[1:5]  ³ tn Or “speech,” or “an act of speaking.”

[1:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “just as you know what sort of people we were among you for your sakes.” Verse 5 reflects on the experience of Paul and his fellow preachers; v. 6 begins to describe the Thessalonians’ response.