with the … gospel. The sound doctrine being spoken of is that which is conformed to (or “accords with”) the gospel—specifically the gospel with which the apostle Paul had been entrusted (cf. 1 Thess. 2:4). The verse also provides a transition to what follows. 2. Paul as an Example of One Entrusted (1:12–17) 12a—Although the writer does not have a thanksgiving section, he does give an expression of thanks. The wording used (charin echō, “I am grateful” cf. also 2 Tim. 1:3) is not that of the genuine