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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.
• New Living Translation (NLT)As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece—throughout both Macedonia and Achaia.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 1:7

5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. 6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything. 9For 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,

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 that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more,
• 1 Timothy 4:12Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
• 1 Peter 5:3not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:8For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.
• Acts 16:12and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.
• Acts 1:13And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.
• Acts 18:1After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
• 2 Corinthians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
• 2 Corinthians 9:2for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them.
• 2 Corinthians 11:9And when I was with you and was in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need. So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way.

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