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< 1 Thessalonians >

Thessalonica was a chief city of Macedonia, the northern part of Greece, and the apostle Paul preached the gospel to Jews and Gentiles there in the face of persecution. Acts 17 He went into the synagogue of the Jews and proved to them from the scriptures: firstly, that the Messiah had to suffer and, secondly, that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah. But when the Jews saw that many Gentiles accepted his teaching they were envious and raised a riot against him and other believers.

It was therefore in great tribulation that these disciples accepted the Truth so that after Paul was driven out of the city and travelled on to Athens and Corinth, he was most anxious to know how they fared and he sent Timothy to find out. Immediately after Timothy returned, Paul wrote this first letter, expressing his great joy on learning of their endurance, faith, love, and obedience to the commandments of Christ.