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.
Tessaloonika koguduse vanemad polnud nii kogenud kui Paulus ja tema reisikaaslased, samuti polnud neil sellist rikast vaimset pagasit nagu Jeruusalemma vanematel.