even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent money more than once for my needs.
Brothers, you recollect our hard labour and toil, how we worked at our trade night and day, when we preached the gospel to you, so as not to be a burden to any of you.
Travelling on through Amphipolis and Apollonia they reached Thessalonica. Here there was a Jewish synagogue,
(We did want to reach you — I did, I Paul, more than once — but Satan stopped us.)
Our people must really learn to profess honest occupations, so as to be able to meet such special occasions; they must not be idle.