richmahn_en_tn/1th/03/01.md

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  • we could no longer bear it - "we could no longer endure worrying about you." The word "we" refers to Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy but excludes the Thessalonian believers. (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_exclusive)
  • good to be left behind at Athens alone - "good for Silvanus and I to stay behind in Athens"
  • Athens - a city in Achaia province which is now modern day Greece (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names)
  • our brother - "our fellow Christian"
  • no one would be disturbed - "no one would be troubled" or "no one would be moved"
  • we are appointed - "we are destined"