1 Thessalonians 1:7 BSB

1 Thessalonians 1:7

As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

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ASV

so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Their faith was spread abroad. (1.) The readiness of their faith was famed abroad. These Thessalonians embraced the gospel as soon as it was preached to them; so that every body took notice what manner of entering in among them the apostles had, that there were no such delays as at Philippi, where it was a great while before much good was done.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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 those in "Achaia," because he was now at Corinth in Achaia.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὥστε	hōste	so as for	G5620 →
γενέσθαι	genesthai	to became	G1096 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →
τύπον	tupon	an example	G5179 →
πᾶσιν	pasin	to all	G3956 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
πιστεύουσιν	pisteuousin	believing [ones]	G4100 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
Μακεδονίᾳ	Makedonia	Macedonia	G3109 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
Ἀχαΐᾳ.	Achaia	Achaia.	G882 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
leads to
- Titus 2:7
  In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
- 1 Peter 5:3
  not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Timothy 2:22
  Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- 2 Timothy 2:15
  Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
- 2 Peter 1:5–8
  For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
Through
Titus 2:7
In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
leads to
- 1 Timothy 4:12
  Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2
  Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to…
Through
1 Peter 5:3
not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
leads to
- Ezekiel 34:4
  You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Thessalonians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 1 Thessalonians