1 Thessalonians 2:1

1 Thessalonians 2:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
• New International Version (NIV)You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not in vain.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You yourselves know, dear brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not a failure.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 2:1

For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. 2But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. 3For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive,

1 Thessalonians 2:1 word by word

Αὐτοὶ γὰρ οἴδατε, ἀδελφοί, τὴν εἴσοδον ἡμῶν τὴν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ὅτι οὐ κενὴ γέγονεν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• yourselvesαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• entrance inεἴσοδοςeisodos · entryG1529
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• youσύsu · youG4771
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• it wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• notοὐou · noG3756
• in vainκενόςkenos · emptyG2756

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 2:1

• 1 Thessalonians 2:13And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:5For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
• Job 39:16She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear,
• Psalms 73:13All in vain have I kept my heart clean and washed my hands in innocence.
• Psalms 127:1Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
• Isaiah 49:4But I said, "I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my right is with the Lord, and my recompense with my God."
• Isaiah 65:23They shall not labor in vain or bear children for calamity, for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the Lord, and their descendants with them.
• Habakkuk 2:13Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts that peoples labor merely for fire, and nations weary themselves for nothing?
• 1 Corinthians 15:2and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
• 2 Corinthians 6:1Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
• Galatians 2:2I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who seemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles, in order to make sure I was not running or had not run in vain.
• Galatians 4:11I am afraid I may have labored over you in vain.
• Philippians 2:16holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Our entrance in unto you - His first coming to preach the Gospel was particularly owned of the Lord, many of them having been converted under his ministry. This consideration gave him a right to deliver all the following exhortations.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you - notes, 1 Thessalonians 1:9. Paul appeals to themselves for proof that they had not come among them as impostors. They had had a full opportunity to see them, and to know what influenced them. Paul frequently appeals to his own life, and to what they, among whom he labored, knew of it, as a full refutation of the slanderous accusations of his enemies; compare notes, 1 Corinthians 4:10-16; 1…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The apostle reminds the Thessalonians of his preaching and behaviour. (1-12) And of their receiving the gospel as the word of God. (13-16) His joy on their account. (17-20) Verses 1-6 The apostle had no wordly design in his preaching. Suffering in a good cause should sharpen holy resolution. The gospel of Christ at first met with much opposition; and it was preached with contention, with striving in preaching, and against opposition. And as the matter of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The Greek word for visit often means the process of entering a city. Ancient speakers were famous for their grand entrances into cities. Paul's arrival in Thessalonica should be judged by its successful outcomes, not by its lack of display or ceremony.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201Th 2:1-20. His Manner of Preaching, and Theirs of Receiving, the Gospel; His Desire to Have Revisited Them Frustrated by Satan. 1. For--confirming 1Th 1:9. He discusses the manner of his fellow missionaries' preaching among them (1Th 1:5, and former part of 1Th 2:9) at 1Th 2:1-12; and the Thessalonians' reception of the word (compare 1Th 1:6, 7, and latter part of 1Th 2:9) at 1Th 2:13-16. yourselves--Not only do strangers report it, but you know it to be…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Affectionately
• Bold
• Chargeable
• Cherish
• Desire
• Joy
• Paul, the Apostle
• Thessalonians, the First Epistle of Paul to the
• Philippi, Philippians

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2

• 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