1 Thessalonians 1:7

1 Thessalonians 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
• New International Version (NIV)And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.
• New King James Version (NKJV)so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 1:7

5for our good news [regarding salvation] came to you not only in word, but also in [its inherent] power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction [on our part]. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your benefit. 6You became imitators of us and [through us] of the Lord, after you welcomed our message in [a time of] great trouble with the joy supplied by the Holy Spirit; so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8For the word of the Lord has resounded from you and has echoed [like thunder], not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place [the news of] your [great] faith in God has spread, so that we never need to say anything about it. 9For they themselves report about us, telling what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

1 Thessalonians 1:7 word by word

ὥστε γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς τύπον πᾶσιν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• wereγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• ensamplesτύποςtupos · mark/exampleG5179
• to allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• MacedoniaΜακεδονίαMakedonia · MacedoniaG3109
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• AchaiaἈχαΐαAchaia · AchaiaG882

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 1:7

• 1 Thessalonians 4:10For indeed you already do practice it toward all the believers throughout Macedonia [by actively displaying your love and concern for them]. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, that you excel [in this matter] more and more,
• 1 Timothy 4:12Let no one look down on [you because of] your youth, but be an example and set a pattern for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in [moral] purity.
• 1 Peter 5:3not lording it over those assigned to your care [do not be arrogant or overbearing], but be examples [of Christian living] to the flock [set a pattern of integrity for your congregation].
• 1 Thessalonians 1:8For the word of the Lord has resounded from you and has echoed [like thunder], not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place [the news of] your [great] faith in God has spread, so that we never need to say anything about it.
• Acts 16:12and from there [we came] to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed on in this city for several days;
• Acts 1:13When they had entered the city, they went upstairs to the upper room where they were staying [indefinitely]; that is, Peter, and John and [his brother] James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew (Nathanael) and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas (Thaddaeus) the son of James.
• Acts 18:1After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
• 2 Corinthians 1:1Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah) by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, and to all the saints (God’s people) throughout Achaia (southern Greece):
• 2 Corinthians 9:2for I know your eagerness [to promote this cause], and I have [proudly] boasted to the people of Macedonia about it, telling them that Achaia has been prepared since last year [for this contribution], and your enthusiasm has inspired the majority of them [to respond].
• 2 Corinthians 11:9And when I was with you and ran short [financially], I did not burden any of you; for what I needed was fully supplied by the brothers (Silas and Timothy) who came from Macedonia (the church at Philippi). So I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 1:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Ye were ensamples - · Types, models, or patterns; according to which all the Churches in Macedonia and Achaia formed both their creed and their conduct.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7So that ye were ensamples to all that believe - Examples in reference to the firmness with which you embraced the gospel, the fidelity with which you adhered to it in trials, and the zeal which you showed in spreading it abroad. These things are specified in the previous and subsequent verses as characterizing their piety. The word here rendered “ensamples” - ́ tuponsingular - is that from which the word type is derived. It properly denotes anything…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 When careless, ignorant, and immoral persons are turned from their carnal pursuits and connexions, to believe in and obey the Lord Jesus, to live soberly, righteously, and godly, the matter speaks for itself. The believers under the Old Testament waited for the coming of the Messiah, and believers now wait for his second coming. He is yet to come. And God had raised him from the dead, which is a full assurance unto all men that he will come to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The Thessalonians' strong faith and proclamation of the good news about Jesus spread through Macedonia and Achaia.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. ensamples--So some of the oldest manuscripts read. Others, "ensample" (singular), the whole Church being regarded as one. The Macedonian Church of Philippi was the only one in Europe converted before the Thessalonians. Therefore he means their past conduct is an ensample to all believers now; of whom he specifies those "in Macedonia" because he had been there since the conversion of the Thessalonians, and had left Silvanus and Timotheus there; and…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 1:7

• Example
• Influence
• Works
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Macedonia
• Sound
• Type
• Example
• Thessalonians, the First Epistle of Paul to the
• Achaia
• joy, joyful, rejoice, glad

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings