aActs 18:5; [2 Cor. 7:6, 9]
bSee ch. 1:3
c[1 Cor. 11:2]
dSee Phil. 1:8
ech. 2:13; See Eph. 5:20; 1 Thess. 1:2, 3
gver. 6
h1 Tim. 5:13; 1 Pet. 4:15

1 Thessalonians 3:6

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

6But anow that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of byour faith and love and reported cthat you always remember us kindly and dlong to see us, as we long to see you—

2 Thessalonians 1:3

Thanksgiving

3 eWe ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church
 as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

2 Thessalonians 3:11

11For we hear that some among you gwalk in idleness, not busy at work, but hbusybodies.
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