The brothers who were taking the lead among the Thessalonian Christians were not as experienced as Paul and his traveling companions; nor did they have the rich spiritual heritage of the elders in Jerusalem.
Brāļiem, kam bija uzticēti atbildīgi pienākumi Tesalonikas draudzē, nebija tik lielas pieredzes kā Pāvilam un viņa ceļa biedriem vai, piemēram, vecākajiem Jeruzālemē.