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1 Thessalonians 1:3
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We constantly recall before God, our Father, the work of your faith, the labor of your love, and your endurance in waiting for Christ Jesus our Lord.
We constantly recall before God, our Father, the work of your faith, the labor of your love, and your endurance in waiting for Christ Jesus our Lord.
Commentaries
Thanksgiving.
Paul’s remembrance of his communities is always connected to prayer and gratitude for them. The “fruit of the gospel” that the Apostle reminds them of is their joyful acceptance of his preaching and witness “amid severe trials” (6). Paul then briefly summarizes what this initial preaching involved, which resulted in the conversion of the Thessalonians, for which he gives thanks to God: abandoning idols to follow the living God and entering into the hope of Jesus’ coming, “who rescues us from upcoming trouble” (10). This hope for Christ’s return at the end of time will be a central theme of the letter.