* **holy, righteously, and blamelessly** - Paul uses three words that mean basically the same thing to emphasize that they behaved in a very good way. (See: [[en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_doublet]])
* **father with his own children** - Paul compares just as a father teaches his children how to behave, they also exhorted and encouraged the believers to walk in a manner that is worthy of God.
* **we exhorted and encouraged you** - The words "exhorted" and "encouraged" mean basically the same thing. Paul uses them to emphasize how passionately they encouraged the Thessalonians. AT: "we strongly encouraged you" (See: [[en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_doublet]])
* **to his own kingdom and glory** - The word "glory" describes the word "kingdom." AT: "to his own glorious kingdom" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_hendiadys]])
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