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1 and 2 Thessalonians: An Introduction and Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

“No other writings of Paul provide a greater insight into his missionary methods and message as 1 and 2 Thessalonians,” says Leon Morris. “Here we see Paul the missionary and Paul the pastor, faithfully proclaiming the gospel of God, concerned for the welfare of his converts, scolding them, praising them, guiding them, exhorting them, teaching them; thrilled with their progress, disappointed in...

Paul uses the present tense in the verb live; it was not a passing burst of inspiration he got from the news from Thessalonica, but something that remained, and would remain with him. This is more than physical life; it is all the fullness of the Christian life. Translations like ‘now we can breathe again’ (JB; cf. NEB) seem to miss this. Paul uses the emphatic pronoun you, which may indicate that he attached special importance to the Thessalonians’ endurance. In a sense they were a test case, and
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