1 Thessalonians 2:8; 1 Thessalonians 3:1

1 Thessalonians 2:8

8 Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.

1 Thessalonians 3:1

1 Therefore when we could endure it no longer, we thought it best to be left behind at Athens alone,