1 Thessalonians 1:4

1 Thessalonians 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
• New International Version (NIV)For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you,
• New King James Version (NKJV)knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 1:4

2We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; 3constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father, knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you; 5for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. 6You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit,

1 Thessalonians 1:4 word by word

εἰδότες, ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ, τὴν ἐκλογὴν ὑμῶν·Read the interlinear

• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• belovedἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• by Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• choiceἐκλογήeklogē · selectingG1589

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 1:4

• 1 Thessalonians 1:3constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,
• Romans 8:28And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
• Romans 11:5In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God’s gracious choice.
• Ephesians 1:4just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love
• Philippians 1:6For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
• 1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.
• 2 Peter 1:10Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;
• Romans 1:7to all who are beloved of God in Rome, called as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Romans 9:25As He says also in Hosea, “I will call those who were not My people, ‘My people,’ And her who was not beloved, ‘beloved.’”
• Ephesians 2:4But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
• Colossians 3:12So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
• 2 Timothy 1:9who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Knowing your election of God - Being assured, from the doctrine which I have delivered to you, and which God has confirmed by various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, that he has chosen and called the Gentiles to the same privileges to which he chose and called the Jews; and that, as they have rejected the offers of the Gospel, God has now elected the Gentiles in their stead. This is the election which the Thessalonians knew; and of which the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God - The margin here reads, “beloved of God, your election.” The difference depends merely on the pointing, and that which would require the marginal reading has been adopted by Hahn, Tittman, Bloomfield, and Griesbach. The sense is not materially varied, and the common version may be regarded as giving the true meaning. There is no great difference between “being beloved of God,” and “being chosen of God.” The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Brothers: The Greek word adelphoi is a general term for family members, including both males and females.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Knowing--Forasmuch as we know. your election of God--The Greek is rather, "beloved by God"; so Ro 1:7; 2Th 2:13. "Your election" means that God has elected you as individual believers to eternal life (Ro 11:5, 7; Col 3:12; 2Th 2:13).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 1:4

• Assurance
• Love
• Minister, Christian
• Predestination
• Zeal, Religious

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• God
• Predestination
• Sound
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• Election
• Paul, the Apostle
• Pauline Theology
• Thessalonians, the First Epistle of Paul to the
• Trinity

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