1Th 1:5, 2:13, 2Th 2:13 | ESV | STEP | because our gospel came to you not only in word , but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction . You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

1 Thessalonians 1:5

5 because ^aour gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and ^bin the Holy Spirit and with full ^cconviction. You know ^dwhat kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

13 And ^ewe also thank God constantly ^{▼▼Or without ceasing} for this, that when you received ^gthe word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it ^hnot as the word of men ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women} but as what it really is, the word of God, ^jwhich is at work in you believers.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

Stand Firm

13 But ^kwe ought always to give thanks to God for you, ^lbrothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you ^mas the firstfruits ^{▼▼Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning} ^oto be saved, ^pthrough sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.