to one another (fellow-believers) but even with reference to all (believers and unbelievers alike; cf. 3:12). This good which the believers must pursue (eagerly seek after) is love, as is clear from a comparison of the present passage with 3:12; Rom. 13:10; and 1 Cor. 14:1. 16–18. While in verses 12–15 Paul has shown what should be the attitude of the Thessalonians toward their leaders, to fellow-members characterized by particular shortcomings, to those who have injured them, and finally to one