1Th 2:13 | TNotes | STEP | 2:13 Paul gives thanks a second time (see 1:2 ; 3:9 ) because the Thessalonians accepted the message of the apostles—not just as a human philosophy, but as the very word of God (1:5 ; 2 Thes 2:14 ; 2 Cor 5:20 ).

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‏ 1 Thessalonians 2:13

2:13 ^a Paul gives thanks a second time (see 1:2 ^b; 3:9 ^c) because the Thessalonians accepted the message of the apostles—not just as a human philosophy, but as the very word of God (1:5 ^d; 2 Thes 2:14 ^e; 2 Cor 5:20 ^f).