1. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (ESV)
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Which works are in view here?

1 Thessalonians 1:3 (ESV)

3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Greek word is a very broad one, and it is best to understand this work as the good works that characterize the Christian life in general.1,2,3

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