Bible Commentary


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1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

4 Knowing, brothers beloved, your election of God.

5 For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as you know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

6 And you became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.

7 So that you were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

9 For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.


Silvanus: Act 15:27, Act 15:32, Act 15:34, Act 15:40, Act 16:19, Act 16:25, Act 16:29, Act 17:4, Act 17:15, Act 18:5, Silas, 2Co 1:19, 2Th 1:1, 1Pe 5:12

Timotheus: Act 16:1-3, Act 17:14, Act 17:15, Act 18:5, Act 19:22, Act 20:4, 2Co 1:1, Php 1:1, Col 1:1, 1Ti 1:2, 2Ti 1:2, Heb 13:23

unto the: 1Co 1:2, Gal 1:2

Thessalonians: Act 17:1-9, Act 17:11, Act 17:13

in God: Gal 1:22, 2Th 1:1, 1Jn 1:3, Jud 1:1

Grace: Rom 1:7, Eph 1:2

Reciprocal: Mat 18:20 - two Luk 11:2 - Our Act 15:22 - Silas Rom 16:21 - Timotheus 2Co 1:2 - General Gal 1:3 - General Col 3:17 - God 1Th 2:14 - are

Rom 1:8, Rom 1:9, Rom 6:17, 1Co 1:4, Eph 1:15, Eph 1:16, Php 1:3, Php 1:4, Col 1:3, Phm 1:4

Reciprocal: Rom 16:19 - I am Php 1:7 - it is 1Th 2:13 - thank 1Th 3:9 - what 2Th 1:3 - are 2Ti 1:3 - that

Remembering: 1Th 3:6, 2Ti 1:3-5

your: 1Th 2:13, 1Th 2:14, Joh 6:27-29, Rom 16:26, 1Co 15:58, Gal 5:6, 2Th 1:3, 2Th 1:11, Heb 4:11, Heb 11:7, Heb 11:8, Heb 11:17, Heb 11:24-34, Jas 2:17-26, Rev 2:19

and labour: Gen 29:20, Son 8:7, Joh 14:15, Joh 14:21-23, Joh 15:10, Joh 21:15-17, Rom 16:6, 1Co 13:4-7, 2Co 5:14, 2Co 5:15, 2Co 8:7-9, Gal 5:13, Phm 1:5-7, Heb 6:10, Heb 6:11, 1Jn 3:18, 1Jn 5:3, Rev 2:2-4

and patience: Rom 2:7, Rom 5:3-5, Rom 8:24, Rom 8:25, Rom 12:12, Rom 15:13, 1Co 13:13, Gal 6:9, Heb 6:15, Heb 10:36, Jas 1:3, Jas 1:4, Jas 5:7, Jas 5:8, 1Jn 3:3, Rev 3:10

in the: Ecc 2:26, Act 3:19, Act 10:31, 2Co 2:17, 1Ti 2:3, Heb 13:21, 1Pe 3:4, 1Jn 3:21

Reciprocal: Mar 2:5 - saw Luk 11:2 - Our Luk 21:19 - General Act 9:39 - and showing Act 11:23 - seen Rom 1:7 - God Rom 6:17 - But Rom 14:18 - and Rom 16:12 - labour Rom 16:19 - I am 1Co 15:19 - hope 1Co 16:16 - laboureth 2Co 1:7 - our Gal 5:22 - love Eph 1:15 - faith Eph 4:16 - edifying Php 1:3 - upon Php 1:6 - begun Php 2:12 - work Col 1:4 - faith Col 1:9 - do Col 3:12 - holy 1Th 1:4 - Knowing 1Th 2:9 - our 1Th 3:9 - what 2Th 1:4 - your patience 2Th 2:16 - good 2Th 3:5 - and into Phm 1:7 - great joy Heb 6:9 - beloved Heb 6:12 - faith Heb 10:24 - love Jas 2:14 - though Jas 2:18 - and I will 1Pe 1:3 - unto 1Pe 1:5 - unto 2Pe 1:6 - patience 2Pe 1:10 - election 2Jn 1:1 - the elect lady 3Jn 1:2 - even Rev 2:3 - hast laboured

Knowing: 1Th 1:3, Rom 8:28-30, Rom 11:5-7, Eph 1:4, Php 1:6, Php 1:7, 1Pe 1:2, 2Pe 1:10

your election: Rom 1:7, Rom 9:25, Eph 2:4, Eph 2:5, Col 3:12, 2Th 2:13, 2Ti 1:9, 2Ti 1:10, Tit 3:4, Tit 3:5

beloved, your election of God: or, beloved of God

Reciprocal: Isa 44:2 - Fear Mar 2:5 - saw Act 11:23 - seen Rom 8:33 - of God’s Rom 9:11 - according Rom 14:18 - and 2Co 1:7 - our Heb 6:9 - beloved 1Pe 1:5 - unto 2Jn 1:1 - the elect lady

our: Isa 55:11, Rom 2:16, 2Co 4:3, Gal 1:8-12, Gal 2:2, 2Th 2:14, 2Ti 2:8

in word: 1Th 2:13, 1Co 4:20, 2Co 3:6

but: Psa 10:2, Psa 10:3, Mar 16:20, Act 11:21, Act 16:14, Rom 1:16, Rom 15:18, Rom 15:19, 1Co 1:24, 1Co 2:4, 1Co 2:5, 1Co 3:6, 2Co 10:4, 2Co 10:5, Eph 1:17-20, Eph 2:4, Eph 2:5, Eph 2:10, Eph 3:20, Php 2:13, Jas 1:16-18, 1Pe 1:3

in the: Joh 16:7-15, Act 2:33, Act 10:44-46, Act 11:15-18, 1Co 3:16, 1Co 12:7-11, 2Co 6:6, Gal 3:2-5, Gal 5:5, Gal 5:22, Gal 5:23, Tit 3:5, Tit 3:6, Heb 2:4, 1Pe 1:12

in much: Col 2:2, Heb 2:3, Heb 6:11, Heb 6:18, Heb 6:19, Heb 10:22, 2Pe 1:10, 2Pe 1:19

what: 1Th 2:1-11, Act 20:18, Act 20:19, Act 20:33-35, 1Co 2:2-5, 1Co 4:9-13, 1Co 10:33, 2Co 4:1, 2Co 4:2, 2Co 6:3-10, Php 4:9, 2Th 3:7-9, 1Ti 4:12-16, 1Pe 5:3

for: 1Co 9:19-23, 2Ti 2:10

Reciprocal: Psa 45:4 - prosperously Hag 1:12 - Zerubbabel Luk 4:32 - General Luk 15:5 - he layeth Joh 14:26 - Holy Ghost Act 4:33 - with Act 17:3 - Christ 1Co 1:18 - unto 1Co 4:6 - for 2Co 4:7 - that 2Co 5:13 - for Eph 1:19 - exceeding Col 1:6 - knew 1Th 1:9 - what 1Th 2:2 - bold 1Th 2:10 - witnesses 2Th 1:10 - our 2Th 3:1 - even 2Ti 3:10 - manner 2Ti 3:14 - assured Heb 4:2 - not being Jas 1:21 - and receive Jas 1:24 - what 2Pe 3:11 - what Rev 22:17 - let him that heareth

ye: 1Th 2:14, 1Co 4:16, 1Co 11:1, 2Co 8:5, Php 3:17, 2Th 3:9

and of: Mat 16:24, Joh 8:12, Joh 13:13-15, Eph 5:1, 1Pe 3:13, 3Jn 1:11

received: 1Th 2:13, 1Th 2:14, 1Th 3:2-4, Hos 2:14, Mar 10:29-30, Act 17:5, 2Co 8:1, 2Co 8:2, 2Th 1:4

with joy: Joh 14:16-18, Act 5:41, Act 9:31, Act 13:52, Rom 5:3-5, Rom 8:16-18, Rom 15:13, Gal 5:22, Heb 10:34, 1Pe 1:6, 1Pe 1:8

Reciprocal: Exo 12:8 - with bitter Deu 16:3 - the bread Deu 33:3 - shall receive Hag 1:12 - Zerubbabel Luk 6:20 - Blessed Joh 14:26 - Holy Ghost Joh 16:20 - your Act 2:41 - gladly Act 17:3 - Christ Act 17:11 - they received Act 20:18 - after Rom 1:16 - for it is Rom 14:17 - peace 1Co 15:1 - which also 2Co 6:6 - by the Php 4:9 - which 1Th 1:9 - what 2Th 3:7 - how 1Ti 4:12 - be thou Heb 13:7 - whose 1Pe 1:12 - with 1Pe 5:3 - but

ensamples: 1Th 4:10, 1Ti 4:12, Tit 2:7, 1Pe 5:3

in: 1Th 1:8, Act 16:12, Act 1:13, Act 18:1, 2Co 1:1, 2Co 9:2, 2Co 11:9, 2Co 11:10

Reciprocal: Mar 8:38 - when Act 16:9 - Macedonia Act 18:12 - Achaia 2Co 8:1 - churches 1Th 1:10 - wait 2Th 3:7 - how

from: Isa 2:3, Isa 52:7, Isa 66:19, Rom 10:14-18, 1Co 14:36, 2Th 3:1, Rev 14:6, Rev 22:17

in every: Rom 1:8, 2Th 1:4, 3Jn 1:12

God-ward: Exo 18:9, 2Co 3:4

Reciprocal: Lev 25:9 - of the jubilee to sound Num 23:23 - What hath Psa 40:10 - not hid Mar 6:14 - his name Mar 8:38 - when Act 4:17 - that it Act 16:9 - Macedonia Act 18:12 - Achaia Act 19:22 - Macedonia Rom 1:13 - but Rom 16:19 - obedience 2Co 1:1 - Achaia 2Co 3:2 - known 2Co 8:1 - churches 2Co 11:10 - the regions Php 1:13 - in all other places 1Th 1:7 - in

what: 1Th 1:5, 1Th 1:6, 1Th 2:1, 1Th 2:13

ye: Isa 2:17-21, Jer 16:19, Zep 2:11, Zec 8:20-23, Mal 1:11, Act 14:15, Act 26:17, Act 26:18, 1Co 12:2, Gal 4:8, Gal 4:9

the living: Deu 5:26, 1Sa 17:26, 1Sa 17:36, Psa 42:2, Psa 84:2, Isa 37:4, Isa 37:17, Jer 10:10, Dan 6:26, Hos 1:10, Rom 9:26, 2Co 6:16, 2Co 6:17, 1Ti 4:10, Heb 12:22, Rev 17:2

Reciprocal: Gen 4:16 - went Num 23:23 - What hath Jos 3:10 - living Rth 1:16 - thy God 2Ki 5:17 - will henceforth 2Ch 15:3 - true God Psa 22:27 - turn Isa 8:19 - for the living Isa 45:14 - Surely Isa 56:6 - join Jer 23:22 - then Jer 23:36 - of the Hos 2:23 - Thou art my God Hos 14:8 - What Mal 2:6 - and did Mal 3:18 - between him Mat 16:16 - the living Joh 6:57 - the living Joh 17:3 - the only Act 9:35 - turned Act 11:21 - turned Act 15:19 - turned Act 19:26 - that not Act 20:19 - Serving Act 26:20 - turn Rom 1:8 - that your Rom 1:13 - even Rom 1:25 - the truth Rom 16:19 - obedience 2Co 3:3 - the living Php 1:13 - in all other places 1Ti 3:15 - the living 1Ti 6:17 - the living Heb 3:12 - the Heb 9:14 - to serve Rev 7:2 - living Rev 15:7 - who

wait: 1Th 4:16, 1Th 4:17, Gen 49:18, Job 19:25-27, Isa 25:8, Isa 25:9, Luk 2:25, Act 1:11, Act 3:21, Rom 2:7, Rom 8:23-25, 1Co 1:7, Php 3:20, 1Th 1:7, 1Th 2:7, 2Ti 4:1, Tit 2:13, Heb 9:28, 2Pe 3:12, 2Pe 3:14, Rev 1:7

whom: Act 2:24, Act 3:15, Act 4:10, Act 5:30, Act 5:31, Act 10:40, Act 10:41, Act 17:31, Rom 1:4, Rom 4:25, Rom 8:34, 1Co 15:4-21, Col 1:18, 1Pe 1:3, 1Pe 1:21, 1Pe 3:18, Rev 1:18

Jesus: 1Th 5:9, Mat 1:21, Rom 5:9, Rom 5:10, Gal 3:13, 1Pe 2:21

the wrath: Mat 3:7, Luk 3:7, Heb 10:27

Reciprocal: Exo 12:13 - and when Num 16:48 - General Psa 19:14 - redeemer Psa 56:13 - For Psa 86:13 - and thou Isa 8:17 - I will Isa 40:31 - they that Isa 56:6 - join Isa 64:4 - waiteth Jer 23:22 - then Lam 3:25 - good Hos 2:23 - Thou art my God Mal 2:6 - and did Mat 6:13 - deliver Joh 3:36 - but Act 9:35 - turned Act 11:21 - turned Rom 1:3 - his Son Rom 1:13 - even Gal 2:20 - the Son Gal 5:5 - wait Eph 5:23 - he 2Th 3:5 - and into 2Ti 4:8 - that love Heb 6:18 - who Heb 9:12 - having Heb 13:20 - brought Jas 5:8 - ye also 1Jn 1:3 - with his