For even when I was at Thessalonica you sent me something for my needs, not only once but more than once.
When they took the road through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they reached Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
We decided to go to you—I, Paul, not only once but more than once—yet Satan thwarted us.
You recall, brothers, our toil and drudgery. Working night and day in order not to burden any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
But let our people, too, learn to devote themselves to good works to supply urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.