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1 Thessalonians 1:9
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 1:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
- New International Version (NIV)for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
- English Standard Version (ESV)For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
Context of 1 Thessalonians 1:9
7so 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. For 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, 10and to [look forward and confidently] wait for [the coming of] His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus, who [personally] rescues us from the coming wrath [and draws us to Himself, granting us all the privileges and rewards of a new life with Him].
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αὐτοὶ γὰρ περὶ ἡμῶν ἀπαγγέλλουσιν ὁποίαν εἴσοδον ἔσχομεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ πῶς ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων δουλεύειν θεῷ ζῶντι καὶ ἀληθινῷRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- theyἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
- themselvesαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
- usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- what manner ofὁποῖοςhopoios · what sort?G3697
- entering inεἴσοδοςeisodos · entryG1529
- we hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- youσύsu · youG4771
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
- ye turnedἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- idolsεἴδωλονeidōlon · idolG1497
- to serveδουλεύωdouleuō · be a slaveG1398
- the livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
- trueἀληθινόςalēthinos · trueG228
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 1:9
- 1 Thessalonians 1:5for 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.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:1For you know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you has not been ineffective (fruitless, in vain),
- Isaiah 2:17Then the pride of man will be humbled And the arrogance of men will be degraded; The Lord alone shall be exalted in that day,
- Jeremiah 16:19[Then said Jeremiah] “O Lord, my Strength and my Stronghold, And my Refuge in the day of distress and need, The nations will come to You From the ends of the earth and say, ‘Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies and illusion, [Worthless] things in which there is no benefit!’
- Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will be terrifying and awesome to them, for He will starve all the gods of the earth; and all the coastlands of the nations will bow down and worship Him, everyone from his own place.
- Zechariah 8:20“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘It will come to pass that peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will come [to Jerusalem].
- Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun, even to its setting, My name shall be great among the nations. In every place incense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name shall be great among the nations,” says the Lord of hosts.
- Acts 14:15“Men, why are you doing these things? We too are only men of the same nature as you, bringing the good news to you, so that you turn from these useless and meaningless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything that is in them.
- Acts 26:17[choosing you for Myself and] rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you,
- 1 Corinthians 12:2You know that when you were pagans, you were led off after speechless idols; however you were led off [whether by impulse or habit].
- Galatians 4:8But at that time, when you did not know [the true] God and were unacquainted with Him, you [Gentiles] were slaves to those [pagan] things which by [their very] nature were not and could not be gods at all.
- Deuteronomy 5:26For who is there of all flesh (mankind) who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
- 1 Samuel 17:26Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes the disgrace [of his taunting] from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he has taunted and defied the armies of the living God?”
- Psalms 42:2My soul (my life, my inner self) thirsts for God, for the living God. When will I come and see the face of God?
- Psalms 84:2My soul (my life, my inner self) longs for and greatly desires the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
- Isaiah 37:4It may be that the Lord your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh [the commander], whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to taunt and defy the living God, and will avenge the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the remnant [of His people] that is left.’ ”
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 1:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9How ye turned to God from idols - This could not be spoken either of the Jews or of the devout persons, but of the heathen Greeks, and of such it appears that the majority of the Church was formed. See what is said on this subject in the preface to this epistle. To serve the living and true God - The living God; in opposition to the idols, which were either inanimate stocks or stones, or the representations of dead men. The true God - In opposition to the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For they themselves - They who have visited you, and they whom you have sent out; all persons testify of your piety. The apostle seems to refer to all whom he had met or had heard of “in all places,” who said anything about the Thessalonians They were unanimous in bearing testimony to their fidelity and piety. Show of us what manner of entering in we had unto you - The testimony which they bear of you is, in fact, testimony of the manner in which we…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. 9Among the Gentiles (non-Jewish people), the apostles called people to turn away from false gods and worship the living and true God, who created all things (Acts 14:11–18; 17:22–31; 19:23–41). In a society where many religions existed side by side, it was unusual to ask people to abandon the gods worshiped by their families and communities (see Jeremiah 10:8–10; 1 Corinthians 8:4–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Strictly there should follow, "For they themselves show of you," &c.; but, instead, he substitutes that which was the instrumental cause of the Thessalonians' conversion and faith, "for they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had unto you"; compare 1Th 1:5, which corresponds to this former clause, as 1Th 1:6 corresponds to the latter clause. "And how ye turned from idols to serve the living ... God," &c. Instead of our having "to speak…Read the comment
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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
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