⁵⁶ The Corinthians are complimented on speech and knowledge, which do not rate very high on Paul’s scale of values (cf. 1 Cor. 8: 1 and 13: 1 to 14: 40). The Thessalonians had been praised sincerely for their faith, hope, and charity (1 Thess. 1: 3; 2 Thess. 1: 3).