How holily and righteously and unblameably (ως οσιως κα δικαιως κα αμεμπτως). Paul calls the Thessalonians and God as witnesses (μ…

You are witnesses. They had a full opportunity of knowing his manner of life.

And God also. (See Barnes on [Reference 1 Th…

You are witnesses.—Abruptly, without conjunction, the writers add a summary description of their conduct at Thessalonica. Before, …

Paul appeals to the Thessalonians as witnesses of how both the missionaries’ religious piety and moral conduct among them could not be faulted. God…

You are witnesses. He again calls God and them to witness, in order to affirm his integrity. He cites God, on the one hand, as a witness o…

You are witnesses, and God also
Not so much to what goes before as to what follows after, relating to their holy wal…

Mildness and tenderness greatly recommend religion and are most conformable to God's gracious dealing with sinners, in and by the gospel. This is t…

Previously, Paul commended the The alonians for having received God’s word amid tribulations; now he praises them because they did not fall away as…