who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn't please God, and are contrary to all men;
      1. Upon himself and fellow-labourers. It was a constant cause of thankfulness: For this cause thank we God without ceasing,1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:13. The apostle expressed his thankfulness to God so often upon this account that he seemed to think he never could be sufficiently thankful that God had counted him faithful, and put him into the ministry, and made his ministrations successful.