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;
"This section of the letter begins with the second thanksgiving in a series of three (1 Thessalonians 1:2-5; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13) that dominate the tone of the first three chapters." [Note: Martin, pp. 85-86. See also Wanamaker’s discussion of this digression, pp. 109-10.] 