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# holy, righteous, and blameless
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Paul uses three words that describe their good behavior toward the Thessalonian believers.
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# as a father deals with his own children
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Paul compares how he encouraged the Thessalonians to a father gently teaching his children how to behave. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# We were begging you and encouraging and urging you
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The words "begging," "encouraging," and "urging" are used together to express how passionately Paul's group encouraged the Thessalonians. AT: "We were strongly encouraging you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# into his own kingdom and glory
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The word "glory" describes the word "kingdom." AT: "into his own glorious kingdom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/witness]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blameless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/exhort]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worthy]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/call]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/kingdom]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]]