1 Thessalonians 1

a 1:1 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas

b 1:4 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 2:1, 9, 14, 17; 3:7; 4:1, 10, 13; 5:1, 4, 12, 14, 25, 27.

1 Thessalonians 2

a 2:7 Some manuscripts were gentle

b 2:16 Or them fully

1 Thessalonians 4

a 4:4 Or learn to live with your own wife; or learn to acquire a wife

b 4:6 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family.