English Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 2:13
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 2:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
- New International Version (NIV)And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 2:13
11For you know how, like a father with his children, 12we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory. And 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. 14For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea. For you suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews, 15who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and displease God and oppose all mankind
Read all of 1 Thessalonians 21 Thessalonians 2:13 word by word
Καὶ διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡμεῖς εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ θεῷ ἀδιαλείπτως ὅτι παραλαβόντες λόγον ἀκοῆς παρ᾽ ἡμῶν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐδέξασθε οὐ λόγον ἀνθρώπων ἀλλὰ καθώς ἐστιν ἀληθῶς λόγον θεοῦ, ὃς καὶ ἐνεργεῖται ἐν ὑμῖν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- thankεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
- weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- without ceasingἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōs · unceasinglyG89
- becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- when ye receivedπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
- the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- which ye heardἀκοήakoē · hearingG189
- ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
- ye receivedδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
- notοὐou · noG3756
- of menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
- it isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- in truthἀληθῶςalēthōs · trulyG230
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- effectually workethἐνεργέωenergeō · be activeG1754
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- youσύsu · youG4771
- believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 2:13
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers,
- Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
- Jeremiah 44:16"As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you.
- Matthew 10:13And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
- Acts 2:41So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
- Acts 10:33So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."
- Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him.
- Acts 16:14One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
- Acts 17:11Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
- Galatians 4:14and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.
- 2 Peter 3:2that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,
- Jeremiah 23:28Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? declares the Lord.
- Luke 5:1On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,
- Luke 8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
- Luke 11:28But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
- Acts 8:14Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Ye received the word of God - Ye received the doctrine of God, not as any thing fabricated by man, but as coming immediately from God himself, we being only his messengers to declare what he had previously revealed to us. And ye have had the fullest proof that ye have not believed in vain; for that doctrine, under the power and influence of the Holy Ghost, has worked most powerfully in you, filling you with light, life, and holiness.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13For this cause also thank we God - In addition to the reasons for thankfulness already suggested, the apostle here refers to the fact that they received the truth, when it was preached, in such a way as to show that they fully believed it to be the word of God. Not as the word of men - Not of human origin, but as a divine revelation. You were not led to embrace it by human reasoning, or the mere arts of persuasion, or from personal respect for others, but…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-16Verses 13-16 We should receive the word of God with affections suitable to its holiness, wisdom, truth, and goodness. The words of men are frail and perishing, like themselves, and sometimes false, foolish, and fickle; but God's word is holy, wise, just, and faithful. Let us receive and regard it accordingly. The word wrought in them, to make them examples to others in faith and good works, and in patience under sufferings, and in trials for the sake of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Paul thanks the Thessalonians again (see 1:2; 3:9). This was because they accepted the apostles' message as more than human ideas. They understood it was the word of God (1:5; 2 Thes 2:14; 2 Cor 5:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. For this cause--Seeing ye have had such teachers (1Th 2:10-12) [Bengel], "we also (as well as 'all that believe' in Macedonia and Achaia) thank God without ceasing ('always' ... 'in our prayers,' 1Th 1:2), that when ye received the word of God which ye heard from us (literally, 'God's word of hearing from us,' Ro 10:16, 17), ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, even as it is truly, the word of God." Alford omits the "as" of English Version. But…Read the comment
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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
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