The comparison, however, was with the Thessalonian Jews in general, not with the Christians.
لَا رَيْبَ أَنَّهُمْ عَلَّمُوا ٱلْجَمَاعَةَ مُسْتَخْدِمِينَ ٱلْأَسْفَارَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةَ أُسْوَةً بِبُولُسَ .‏