Footnotes

1. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 tn Or “because.”
2. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 tn Or “speech,” or “an act of speaking.”
3. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 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.