New American Standard Bible 2020
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.
- New King James Version (NKJV)so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 1:7
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 sakes. 6You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word during great affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place the news of your faith toward God has gone out, so that we have no need to say anything. 9For they themselves report about us as to the kind of reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
Read all of 1 Thessalonians 11 Thessalonians 1:7 word by word
ὥστε γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς τύπον πᾶσιν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 1:7
- 1 Thessalonians 4:10for indeed you practice it toward all the brothers and sisters who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, to excel even more,
- 1 Timothy 4:12Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.
- 1 Peter 5:3nor yet as domineering over those assigned to your care, but by proving to be examples to the flock.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:8For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place the news of your faith toward God has gone out, so that we have no need to say anything.
- Acts 16:12and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were spending some days in this city.
- Acts 1:13When they had entered the city, they went up to the upstairs room where they were staying, that is, Peter, John, James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
- Acts 18:1After these events Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
- 2 Corinthians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Timothy, To the church of God which is at Corinth with all the saints who are throughout Achaia:
- 2 Corinthians 9:2for I know your willingness, of which I boast about you to the Macedonians, namely, that Achaia has been prepared since last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them.
- 2 Corinthians 11:9and when I was present with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for when the brothers came from Macedonia they fully supplied my need, and in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and will continue to do so.
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
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Notes
- 1. 1 Thessalonians 1:7 Rom 15:26 ↩
- 2. 1 Thessalonians 1:7 Acts 18:12 ↩
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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