This request was followed by Paul’s counsel to “be peaceable with one another. ” If you had been there in Thessalonica, would you have shown deep appreciation for the elders ’ work?
رَغْمَ ذلِكَ ،‏ ٱمْتَلَكَ أَعْضَاءُ هذِهِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ أَسْبَابًا وَجِيهَةً لِيُقَدِّرُوا ٱلشُّيُوخَ وَ ‹ يَعْتَبِرُوهُمْ غَايَةَ ٱلِٱعْتِبَارِ فِي ٱلْمَحَبَّةِ › .‏