1 Thessalonians 1:7-9 Kjv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 1:7
So that ye were ensamples. The word here rendered "ensamples" literally signifies "types." It is used to denote a form or figure ( Acts 7:43 ), a model or likeness ( Acts 7:44 ), a mark or impression ( John 20:25 ). Hence, in a metaphorical sense, it came to signify an example, a pattern for imitation. "Now these things are our examples" ( 1 Corinthians 10:6 ). To all that believe —to all believers— in Macedonia and Achaia. These are the two provinces into which ancient Greece... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 1:7
The example of Christians. It was greatly to the praise of the Thessalonians that they were examples to all believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 1. Consistent believers are living evidences of the truth of Christianity. By the purity of their conduct, by their unselfishness, by their patience in suffering, they prove that there is something real and living in Christianity. 2. Inconsistent believers are obstacles in the way of the gospel. They confirm the worldly in their... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 1:8
For ; or, because the proof of tiffs praise conferred on the Thessalonians. From you sounded out. Resounded like the sound of a trumpet. Comp. Romans 10:18 , "Their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the end of the world." The word of the Lord. This does not intimate that the Thessalonians by their missionary activity disseminated the gospel, but that from them locally the-gospel had spread. Not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves ; that is, the reporters, those in Macedonia, Achaia, and every other place. Show of us ; or, report concerning us (R.V.) in regard to our preaching or entrance among you. Instead of questions being asked of us by them, as would naturally be expected, they of their own accord give information. What manner of entering in we had among you. "Entering" here evidently refers, not merely to the outward entrance, the mere preaching of the gospel among the Thessalonians;... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Thessalonians 1:7
So 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” - τύπον tupon, singular - is that from which the word type is derived. It properly denotes anything caused or produced by the means of... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Thessalonians 1:8
For from you sounded out the word of the Lord - The truths of religion were thus spread abroad. The word rendered “sounded out” - ἐξήχηται exēchētai - refers to the sounding of a trumpet (Bloomfield), and the idea is, that the gospel was proclaimed like the sonorous voice of a trumpet echoing from place to place; compare Isaiah 58:1; Revelation 1:10. Their influence had an effect in diffusing the gospel in other places, as if the sound of a trumpet echoed and reechoed among the hills and... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves - They who have visited you, and they whom you have sent out; all persons testify of your piety. The apostle seems to refer to all whom he had met or had heard of “in all places,” who said anything about the Thessalonians They were unanimous in bearing testimony to their fidelity and piety.Show of us what manner of entering in we had unto you - The testimony which they bear of you is, in fact, testimony of the manner in which we preached the gospel, and demeaned ourselves... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Thessalonians 1:6-10
1 Thessalonians 1:6-10. Ye became followers of us Obedient to our directions, and imitators of our example; and of the Lord also Both in the holiness of your lives, and in the courage and patience with which you endured those sufferings which lay in the way of your duty; having received the word When first preached to you; in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost That is, though attended with persecution, yet with joy, such as only the Holy Ghost could inspire you with. So that... read more
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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 1:9
Verse 9 He says that the report of their conversion had obtained great renown everywhere. What he mentions as to his entering in among them, refers to that power of the Spirit, by which God had signalized his gospel. (510) He says, however, that both things are freely reported among other nations, as things worthy of being made mention of. In the detail which follows, he shews, first, what the condition of mankind is, before the Lord enlightens them by the doctrine of his gospel; and farther,... read more