The apostle Paul by way of testimony said to the Thessalonian saints, "We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children."
"How to Live a Holy Life"
C. E. Orr
After reminding the Thessalonian Christians, that in addition to all his official exertions he had with his own muscles earned his own bread, he calls their attention to an arrangement which was supported by apostolical authority, "that if any would not work, neither should he eat."
"The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus"
American Anti-Slavery Society
Whedon's paraphrase is: "From the first founding of the Thessalonian church."
"The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election"
Robert Wallace