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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Thessalonians 2:9

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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2:9 Paul and his associates engaged in manual labor to support themselves while in the city (cp. Acts 18:1-4; 1 Cor 9:12-18) as an example to the Thessalonians (2 Thes 3:8-9) and to avoid becoming an economic burden to them.
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