He wrote to the congregation in Thessalonica: “We mustered up boldness by means of our God to speak to you the good news of God with a great deal of struggling. ” ​ — 1 Thessalonians 2: 1, 2.
Tesaloniku pilsētas draudzei viņš rakstīja: ” Mēs.. smēlāmies drosmi Dievā, lai, pārvarot milzu pretestību, sludinātu jums Dieva evaņģēliju. ”